Vocabulary - Joints

Question 1

articular cartilage

Answer 1

Smooth, glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a joint.

Question 2

articulation

Answer 2

Any type of joint.

Question 3

bursa (plural: bursae)

Answer 3

Sac of fluid near a joint; promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another.

Question 4

ligament

Answer 4

Connective tissue binding bones to other bones; supports, strengthens, and stabilizes the joint.

Question 5

meniscus

Answer 5

Crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure found in the knee.

Question 6

suture joint

Answer 6

Immovable joint, such as between the bones of the skull.

Question 7

synovial cavity

Answer 7

Space between bones at a synovial joint; contains synovial fluid produced by the synovial membrane.

Question 8

synovial fluid

Answer 8

Viscious (sticky) fluid within the synovial cavity. Synovial fluid is similar in viscosity to egg white; this accounts for the origin of the term (syn = like, ov/o = egg).

Question 9

synovial joint

Answer 9

A freely movable joint.

Question 10

synovial membrane

Answer 10

Tissue lining the synovial cavity; it produces synovial fluid.

Question 11

tendon

Answer 11

Connective tissue that binds muscles to bones.