Structural Classification
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Potpourri
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this joint has no joint cavity and is held together by fibrous connective tissue
What is Fibrous joint
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A "two-sided" joint, immovable joints; tight fitting; may be fibrous or cartilaginous
What is Synarthrosis
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This is the name given to the ligaments on the outside of the articular capsule; they give medial lateral support
What is Extracapsular ligaments
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This is the "C-shaped" or semi-circular portion of the meniscus
What is Medial meniscus
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Sac-like structures lined with synovial membrane
What is Bursae
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This type of joint has a joint cavity; the ends of long bones are covered with hyaline cartilage
What is Synovial joint
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This is a place of contact between bones; allows bending of the body
What is Joint
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These ligaments keep the femur from falling anteriorly and the tibia from falling posteriorly
What is Posterior Cruciate Ligaments
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This ligament keeps the upper portion of the leg (femur) from falling laterally
What is Tibial collateral ligament / Medial collateral ligament
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The fibrocartilage pad located between the coxal bones; and between the bodies of the vertebrae
What is Symphysis
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This word means "peg"; this joint has little or no movement
What is Gomphosis
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This classification means "two joints"; freely movable joints; synovial joints
What is Diarthrosis
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This is a fibrocartilage pad which allows the knee joint to fit tightly
What is Meniscus
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These ligaments keep the femur from falling posteriorly and the tibia from going anteriorly
What is Anterior cruciate ligaments
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The word means "to bind together"; it is a slightly movable joint; one example is found at the distal ends of the tibia and fibula
What is Syndesmosis
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This word means "together joint condition"; an example is the epiphyseal plate
What is Synchondrosis
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The fibrous capsule and the synovial membrane are the two parts of what structure
What is Articular capsule
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This is the name given to the ligaments inside the capsule; they give anterior and posterior support to the joint
What is Intracapsular ligaments
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The "ring-shaped" portion of the meniscus
What is Lateral meniscus
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These are bundles of connective tissue that connect bone to bone
What is Ligaments
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With this type of joint the bones are held together by cartilage; there is no joint cavity
What is Cartilaginous joint
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This word means "two-sided" joint; slightly movable joints; may be fibrous or cartilaginous
What is Amphiarthrosis
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These ligaments keep the upper portion of the leg (femur) from falling medial
What is Fibular collateral ligament / lateral collateral ligament
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This ligament connects the two menisci on their anterior surface to keep them from going laterally
What is Transverse ligament
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This type of cartilage is what the meniscus id composed of
What is Fibrocartilage
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