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Carpal and metacarpal of thumb
what is saddle joint
What is synarthrotic
Round head in cup shaped cavity, widest range of motion
What is ball and socket joint
Slightly Moveable, not a wide range of movement
Ex: Spinal Column
What is Amphiarthrotic
Freely Moveable, wide range of motion
What is Diarthrotic
Bones bound by a sheet of dense connective tissue
What is syndesmosis
Atlas (C1) and dens of axis (C2)
What is pivot joint
Does the movement under consideration relative to how you're moving
What is the prime mover/agonist
3 Fibrous Joints
Syndesmosis, Suture, Gomphosis
oval condyle fits into elliptical cavity (oval w/in an oval)
What is the condylar joint
Joints between metacarpals and phalanges
What are Condylar Joint
Thin layer of conn tissue Ex: between flat bones of skull are fused together w/ this fibrous Joint
What is suture
Functional Classification of Joints
What are synarthrotic, Amphiarthrotic, and Diarthrotic
Elbow, joint between phalanges
What are hinge joint
Friends of the prime mover that act in the same movement
What is synergists
Structural Classification of Joints
What are fibrous, Cartilaginous, and Synovial
Wrist and ankle Joint
What is plane joint
Atlas and Axis locations
2 Cartilaginous Joints
What are synchondrosis and Symphysis
Fibrous Joint part of tooth, synarthrotic, tooth fused to jaw bone
What is Gomphosis
Pad of fibrocartilage between bones
Bands of hyaline Cartilage unite bones
What are symphysis
What is Synchondrosis
Anchoring Point
Bone connection to muscle that moves a lot when muscle contracts
What is origin
What is insertion point
AKA gliding joint
what is plane joint
6 kinds of synovial joints
does the opposite movement that the prime mover does
What is the antagonist