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Gross Anatomy > Joints Classified by Shapes and Motions Allowed > Flashcards

Joints Classified by Shapes and Motions Allowed Flashcards

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Translators motion across flat joint surfaces in opposition

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Plane synovial joint

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Plane synovial joint example

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Zygapophyseal joint

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Unilateral joint allowing motion with one degree of freedom

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Ginglymus (hinge) joint

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Ginglymus joint example

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Elbow joint

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Joint that only allows (uniaxial) rotation of a bone around a single axis

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Trochoid (pivot) joint

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Trochoid joint examples

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  • Medial atlantoaxial joint
  • Radioulnar joint
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Joint with two convex condyles articulating with two concave joint surfaces

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Bicondyloid joints

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Bicondyloid joint movement

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Mostly uniaxial with some rotatory movement

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9
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Bicondyloid joint examples

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  • Femoral condyles and tibial plateau
  • Temperomandibular joint
  • Atlantooccipital joint
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10
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Oval ellipsoid convex surface articulates with oval ellipsoid concave surface

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Ellipsoid (condyloid) joints…😑

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Ellipsoid joint movement

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Biaxial (flex and extend, adduct and abduct)

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Ellipsoid joint examples

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  • Distal radius with scaphoid
  • Lunate in wrist
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Two concave-convex surfaces articulating with each other

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Sellar (saddle) joints

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14
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Sellar (saddle) joint movement

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Multiaxial

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15
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Sellar (saddle) joint example

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Pollical carpometacarpal (thumb) joint

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16
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Three degrees of freedom of motion, contain ball and socket

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Spheroidal joint

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Spheroidal joint examples

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  • Glenohumeral joint
  • Hip joint

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