synovial joints

Question 0

gliding

Answer 0

between two surfaces; allows the least movement of all synovial joints.
-carpal bones in wrist; tarsal bones in feet

Question 1

synovial joint

Answer 1

bone connections that are surrounded by a capsule of connecting tissue inside the capsule is a space called the joint cavity that contains synovial fluid

Question 2

hinge

Answer 2

only flexion & extension- one type of movement

-elbow (humeroulnar)

Question 3

pivot

Answer 3

one bone rotates around the surface of another bone

-between the first and second cervical vertebrae

Question 4

ellipsoid (condyle)

Answer 4

oval shaped end of one bone articulating with the elliptical basin of another bone.
-permits flexion&extension& abduction at the wrist (radiocarpal)

Question 5

ball-and-socket

Answer 5

a spherical surface of one bone fits into the dish-shaped depression of another bone
-the shoulder

Question 6

saddle

Answer 6

modified ellipsoid joint composed of convex and concave articulating surfaces- like two saddles
-first metacarpal bones