part 1 Flashcards
The study of musculoskeletal movement.
Kinesiology
A freely movable joint.
diarthrosis
A slightly movable joint.
amphiarthrosis
A joint capable of little or no movement.
synarthrosis
Immovable fibrous joints binding the bones of the skull.
suture
Type of joint attaching a tooth to its socket.
gomphosis
Joint in which two bones are bound only by ligaments.
syndesmoses
Type of joint in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage.
synchondrosis
Type of joint in which bones are joined by fibrocartilage.
symphysis
Joint in which two bones, once separate, become fused by osseous tissue.
synostosis (bony joint )
Joint in which two bones are separated by a space filled with lubricant.
synovial joint
The slippery lubricant filling space between bones in a synovial joint.
synovial fluid
Connective tissue covering ajoining surfaces of bones within a joint.
articular cartilage
Outer layer of joint capsule that is continuous with the periosteum.
fibrous capsule
Inner layer of joint capsule made of areolar tissue which secretes fluid.
synovial membrane