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Synovial Joints
Functional Joint Classification
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Knee
100
Movement the leg outward, away from the midline
What is abduction?
100
Joint that moves in 2 directions. Like your elbow or knee.
What is hinge joint?
100
Synarthrosis found in the skull between occipital, temporal, parietal and frontal bones.
What is suture?
100
Sticking your jaw out.
What is Protration?
100
Ligament on the outside of the knee connecting Femur to Tibia.
What is Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)?
200
If you were sitting in a chair and stuck your leg straight out in front of you.
What is extension?
200
Oval shaped articulation fits into a depression of another bone. The wrist bones, for example.
What is condyloid joint?
200
Freely movable joint.
What is diarthrosis?
200
Turn your foot in.
What is inversion?
200
Fibrocartilage discs between tibial and femoral condyles. There is a medial and lateral one.
What is a meniscus?
300
Point your toe
What is plantar flexion?
300
2 U-shaped bones that fit together. Found in the thumb. Feel like riding a horse?
What is saddle joint?
300
Cartilagenous joint. Fibrocartilage connects 2 bones. Found between bones in the pelvis.
What is symphesis?
300
Tip your head back and look at the ceiling.
What is hyperflexion?
300
Ligament that connects femur to tibia across the inside of the joint. It's the ligament stretched or torn in about 70% of all serious knee injuries.
What is anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
400
Shake your head "no!"
What is rotation?
400
Rounded or pointed surface of one bone articulates in a ring formed by bone & ligament of another bone. Ulna & Radius. Neck.
What is pivot joint?
400
Synarthrosis (immovable) joint between tooth and jaw.
What is gomphosis?
400
Shrug your shoulders.
What is elevation?
400
Sac-like structure filled with fluid that helps reduce friction
What is bursae
500
Turn your palm up like you are about to accept communion. Amen!
What is supination?
500
Short bones with flat surfaces that slide over each other. Wrist.
What is gliding joint?
500
Amphiarthrosis (slightly movable) joint found at end of tibia & fibula.
What is syndesmosis?
500
Open your mouth.
What is depression?
500
The flexibility of this capsule permits movement at a joint, whereas its great strength resists dislocation.
What is the articular capsule?