Selected joint Flashcards
Temporomandiublar Joint (TMJ)
Mandible articulates with the termporal bone
Type of joint TMJ is
combo plane and ellipsoid
TMJ disorders
the most common cause of chronic orofacial pain
Mandibular condyle
Articulates with the temporal bone
Glenohumeral joint
Shoulder joint
Rotator cuff
4 sets of ligaments and muscles that hold the hymeral head tightly within the glenoid cavity.
Elbow joint - type and 2 joints
Compound hinge joint
humeroulnar joint and humerorradial joint
Trochelar notch of the humerous makes what type of movement possible in teh elbow?
Flexion adn extension
TEnnis elbow
Overuse of the joint that cuases tendinitis in teh lbow
Olecranon bursistis
Inflammation of the olecranon bursa
Hip joint (coxal joint)
Femoral head articulates iwth the concave acetabulum of hip bone
Knee Joint
Modified hinge joint