Joint Classifications
What type of joint allows for no movement?
Synarthrodial
What type of synovial joint is your elbow?
Hinge
What is the slippery fluid in synovial joints called?
Synovial fluid
What movement occurs at a hinge joint?
Flexion/extension
Name a ball-and-socket joint in your body.
Shoulder or hip
Which joint type allows slight movement?
Amphiarthrodial
Which synovial joint allows the most movement?
Ball-and-socket
What covers the ends of bones in a synovial joint?
Articular cartilage
What is the main motion of a pivot joint?
Rotation
Which joint type is found in your thumb?
Saddle
Give two examples of synarthrodial joints.
Skull sutures, teeth
The neck is an example of what joint type?
Pivot
What structure surrounds and encloses a synovial joint?
Joint capsule
What are the main movements at a ball-and-socket joint?
All motions (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction)
Where can you find a gliding joint?
Carpals (wrist) or tarsals (ankle)
Which joint classification is also known as synovial?
Diarthrodial
What is the main motion allowed at a saddle joint?
Flexion/extension and abduction/adduction
Name a structure that stabilizes joints by connecting bone to bone.
Ligament
Name two motions possible at a condyloid joint.
Flexion/extension, abduction/adduction
What kind of joint is found between your ribs and sternum?
Amphiarthrodial
Name a location of an amphiarthrodial joint in the body.
Pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs, or ribs/sternum
The wrist is an example of which two joint types?
Condyloid and gliding
Name an extra feature sometimes found in synovial joints for cushioning.
Bursae or meniscus/labrum
What motion is allowed at gliding joints?
Sliding
What is an example of a synarthrodial joint?
Sutures of the skull, teeth