Joints

Question 1

Ball and socket joints

Answer 1

Joint that gives the greatest amount of movement in all anatomical planes; hips and shoulders

Question 2

Saddle joint

Answer 2

Resembles the saddle of a horse. Notably the thumb between metacarpal and carpal.

Question 3

Condyloid joints

Answer 3

2 bones with either convex or concave shape fit together oddly

Question 4

Pivot joints

Answer 4

Where one bone rotates along another, like the atlas on top of the axis. The Atlas rotates on the deans of C2

Question 5

Hinge joint

Answer 5

One plane, like elbow or knee

Question 6

Gliding / Planar joints

Answer 6

Allow movement only along 1 plane, example is the carpal / wrist and between tarsals/ankle

Question 7

Synovial joint

Answer 7

Freely moving joints. Joint that has a synovial membrane in the innermost capsule of the synovial cavity, creating synovial fluid to contribute to joint mobility and for cartilaginous disc health

Question 8

Cartilaginous joints

Answer 8

Cartladge junction of the joint with limited movement : pelvis, ribs and vertebral bodies

Question 9

Fibrous joints

Answer 9

Have no observable movement - similar to that of the joints in the skull itself

Question 10

Study of joints

Answer 10

Arthrology