Joints and Articulations Flashcards
1
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SYNARTHROSIS
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Immovable joints
2
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AMPHIARTHROSIS
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Joints that allow some motion
3
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DIARTHROSIS
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Freely moveable joints
4
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PLANE
A
Flat articulate surfaces that allow bones to glide. Examples: intertarsal joints, intercarpal joints, articulations between superior and inferior articular processes of vertebrae
5
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HINGE
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Bones that fit together like the hinge of a door. Example: elbow, knee, interphalangeal joints
6
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PIVOT
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Bone rotates around another bone. Ex: atlantoaxial and proximal radioulnar joints
7
Q
CONDYLOID
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One bone that fits into the concave surface of another bone. Example: radiocarpal and metacarpophalangeal joints
8
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SADDLE
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Like condyloid, but permit a greater range of motion. Example: first carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
