structure
immovable joints of the skull are called
What are sutures?
Synovial joint that allows for most movement
What is ball and socket?
the knee is this joint
What is hinge?
Body movements are based on this general orientation of the human body
What is anatomical position?
type of cartilage that covers the ends of some bones
What is hyaline cartilage?
type of joint that holds the hip bones together
What is symphysis?
Moving a limb away from the medial plane of the body
What is abduction?
the humeroscapular joint
What is ball and socket joint?
A strong push on anterior part of knee may cause a tear to this ligament that prevents the tibia from moving too far forward in relation to the femur.
What is the ACL?
Movement of arm extended and hand moving in circular pattern
What is circumduction?
Type of joint with a joint capsule
What is synovial?
kicking a football would require this movement
What is extension?
What is pivot?
Part of synovial joint that lubricates joint and provides nutrients to cartilage.
What is synovial fluid?
Bones that articulate to form the shoulder joint, 3 bones.
What are clavicle, humorous, scapula?
pads or shock absorbers located between the articulating ends of bones in some diarthroses
What are menisci?
Moving a body part forward
What is protraction?
the thumb forming the carpometacarpal joint is this
What is saddle joint?
Small pouch that can be found in synovial joints whose function is to reduce friction of muscles on joints
What is bursa?
Thin and thick contractile filaments that facilitate muscular movements
What are actin and myosin?
unique joints that occur between the root of a tooth and the articulating bones
What are Gomphoses?
Tilting the foot upward, decreasing the angle between the top of the foot and the front leg
What is dorsiflexion?
the radius and carpal bones form this joint of the wrist
What is condyloid?
The structure of the hip bone that forms the socket for the head of the femur
What is the acetabulum?
This man used the pen name Mark Twain and is famous for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Who is Samuel Langhorne Clemens?