Synovial joints Flashcards
1
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Plain, arthrodia
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A flat shaft, gridle
Examples are the carpo-metacarpal and the acromio-clavicular
2
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Hinge, trochlea
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A transverse axis, flex- extension
Examples are the interphalangeal
3
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Pivot, trochoidal
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A vertical axis (passes longitudinally), rotation
Examples are the radio-ulnar and the atlanto-odontoid
4
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Condylar
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Two axes, no rotation in the vertical axis. flex-ex; abduction and circunduction
Examples are the metacarpophalangeal
5
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Bicondylar
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Two axes (transversal and longitudinal); flex-ex, limited rotation. Examples are the knee and occipital atlas rotation
6
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Saddle, sellar, silla de montar
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Two axes in straight angle. Flex-es; abd-ad; circunduction.
Examples are trapezio-metacarpal
7
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Spheroid, glenoideal (enarthrosis)
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Multiaxial, with many axes (ball and socket)
Examples are the shoulder and hip