Locations
Where can you find a Ball & Socket joint?
In the Shoulder
What are Cartilaginous bones connected by?
Cartilage.
Do Fibrous joints have joint cavities?
No
Where can you find a Gliding Joint?
In the wrist.
Superior means -
Above, or toward the top.
Where can you find a Hinge joint?
In the Elbow.
How movable are Cartilaginous joints?
Slightly Movable.
Where are Sutures located?
Only in the skull
How many types of Synovial joints are there?
6 Types.
Further from the trunk or center of the body is called?
Distal
Where can you find a Saddle Joint?
In the Thumb.
How many types of Cartilaginous are there?
2 Types
How many types of Fibrous joints are there?
3 types
What are 3 different ways Synovial joints can be described as?
Proximal means -
Closer to the trunk or center of the body.
Where can you find a Gomphoses joint?
In the teeth.
Where can you find a Synchondrose joint?
In the ribs, the first rib.
What movement does a Hinge Joint allow?
Flexion and Extension.
Toward the front of the body is called?
Anterior
Where can you find a Syndemosis joint?
In the arm.
Name the 2 types of Cartilaginous joints.
Synchondroses and Symphyses
Name the 3 types of Fibrous Joints.
Sutures, Syndesmosis, and Gomphoses.
Name 4 types of Synovial Joints.
Ball & Socket, Hinge, Pivot, Ellipsoidal/Condylar, Saddle, or Gliding.
Lateral means -
Further from the midline.