Joints Flashcards
Another Name for
Ginglimus/
Hinge
Another Name for
Plane/
Gliding
Another Name for
Pivot/
Trochoid
Another Name for
Ellipsoid/
Condylar
Another Name for
Saddle/
Sellar
Another Name for
Ball and Socket/
Spheroidal
Another Name for
Bicondylar/
Bicondylar
Three Functional Classifications of Joints
Synarthrosis - Immovable joint
Amphiarthrosis - Limited movement
Diarthrosis - Freely moveable
Three Structural Classifications of Joints
Fibrous - held together by fibrous tissue
Synovial - fibrous capsule w/ synovial fluid
Cartilaginous - held by cartilage
Plane/Gliding Movement
Sliding or gliding motions.
Ginglymus/Hinge Movement
Flexion and Extension Only
Pivot/Trochoid Movement
Rotational Movement around a Single Axis
Ellipsoid/Condylar Movement
Flexion and Extension
Abduction and Adduction
Circumduction
Saddle/Sellar Movement
Flexion and Extension
Abduction and Adduction
Circumduction
Ball and Socket/Spheroidal Movement
Greatest freedom of motion