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Joints Flashcards

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Fibrous Joints

A

Do not move
Held together by strong, fibrous tissue
Ex. Cranial bones

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Synovial Joints

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Freely moveable joints
Containing synovial fluid
Ex. Wrists, feet, ankles

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Cartilaginous Joints

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Ligaments holding bones together at joints

Synovial fluid prevents friction from eroding them

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Ball and Socket Joint

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a ball shaped head inside a concave socket

Ex. Shoulders, hips

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Hinge Joint

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Moves one direction

Ex. Knees, phalanges

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Pivot Joints

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A rotation

Ex. Radius, ulna

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Gliding Joints

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A flat surface of a joint gliding across each other

Ex. Carpals

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Flexion

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Bending the joint

-flexing your arms

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Extension

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Straightening joint

-extending out

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Abduction

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Moving away from the body

-abduction a kid from its parents

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Adduction

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Moving towards body

-adding to it

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Supination

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Rotating so the palms face upwards

-making a soup bowl

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Pronation

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Rotating wrists so palms face down

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Dorsiflexion

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Bending ankle to bring toward shin

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Plantar Flexion

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Bending ankle to point toes

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Internal Rotation

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Turning a body part towards the midline

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External Rotation

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Turning a body part away from midline

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Eversion

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Turning the sole of the foot away from the midline

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Inversion

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Turning the sole of the foot towards the midline

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Circumduction

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Windmill action

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Sprain

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A sudden unusual motion tearing ligaments

-pain, swelling, bruising

22
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Strain

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The stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon

-pain, swelling, muscle spasms

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Dislocation

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The bone is displaced out of the joint head

-always reduce

24
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Herniated Disk

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A vertebral disk ruptures, putting pressure on spinal nerve

-pain, weakness

25
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Arthroscopy

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Examination of a joint using an arthroscope with fibre optics

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Range of Motion

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The distance or amount a joint can move in one direction

-measured in angles (degrees)

27
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Passive Range of Motion

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When a physiotherapist is the one moving the joints

  • no active movement done by patient
  • only done to prevent stiffness
28
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Active-Assisted Range of Motion

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A patient requiring assistance from the physiotherapist because they can move but not fully
-to slowly increase strength

29
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Active Range of Motion

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All movements are done by patient

30
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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A chronic auto immune disease

  • the body’s immune system attacks the synovial membrane making bones erode
  • painful, swollen, deformation
  • always symmetrical
31
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Osteoarthritis

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A degenerative disease from daily wear on joints or injury

-creates bone spurs

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