Joint Basics
What is another name for a joint?
An articulation
Which structural joint type is held together by fibrous connective tissue?
fibrous joints
What functional classification describes and immobile or nearly immobile joint?
Synarthrosis
What surrounds the ends of bones and filled with synovial fluid?
The articular capsule
What is the movement that decreases the angle between two bones?
Flexion
A joint forms any place where what two things come together?
Adjacent or bones and cartilage
Which structural joint type is held together by cartilage?
Cartilaginous Joints
What functional classification describes limited mobility?
Amphiarthrosis
What lines the joint cavity and secretes synovial fluid?
The synovial membrane
What is the movement away from the midline called?
Abduction
What is the only bone in the body that does not form a joint ?
Hyoid bone
Which structural joint type contains synovial fluid?
Synovial joints
Diarthrosis
what covers the ends of bones inside the joint cavity to reduce friction?
Articular cartilage
What is turning a bone around its axis called?
Rotation
What are the two major functions of Joint?
Providing stability and allowing movement(various degrees)
Are fibrous joints movable?
Immovable or slightly movable
- what movements they are associated with
What functional type includes all synovial joints?
Diarthrosis
What structures attach bone to bone?
Ligaments
What is the movement of the bottom of the foot inward called?
inversion
How are joints classified overall?
Structurally and functionally
Which structural joint type is highly movable?
Synovial joints.
What are the 3 motion planes of diarthoritic joints(movable axes)?
Uniaxial Biaxial, Multiaxial
Name the 3 types of ligaments in synovial joints
Extrinsic, Intrinsic, and Intracapsular
What is the movement in which a limb outlines a cone shaped pattern(combining all movements) ?
Circumduction