Joint Structure
Lubricates the joint, distributes nutrients and removes waste, absorbs shock, and aids in defense with white blood cells
What is SYNOVIAL FLUID?
The immovable, fibrous joint. (____-arthrotic)
What is SYNARTHROTIC?
This bone contains the olecranon process
What is the ULNA?
A structure that connects bone to bone
What is a LIGAMENT?
A traumatic injury involving stretching and tearing of ligaments
What is a SPRAIN?
A synovial fluid filled sac that absorbs shock.
What is BURSA?
Action that causes the palm of the hand to face up.
What is SUPINATION?
A thin, fibrous membrane that covers the surface of bones and serves as an attachment place for tendons and ligaments
What is the PERIOSTEUM?
The process in which blood cells are formed
What is HEMATOPOIESIS?
A progressive reduction of bone density, increasing risk of fracture.
What is OSTEOPOROSIS?
Increased circulation (a reflexive effect) aids in the removal of metabolic waste from this, which lines the joint capsule and is responsible for producing lubricating fluid.
What is SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE?
The Radius and Ulna articulate at the _____ joint which is a _____ (type of joint)
What is RADIOULNAR and PIVOT?
The large quadriceps muscle group inserts onto the tibia via the tendon that contains this largest sesamoid bone in the body.
What is PATELLA?
The shaft of a long bone covered in periosteum.
What is DIAPHYSIS?
Inflammatory condition that results when uric acid crystals deposit in joints?
What is GOUT?
What class of sensory receptors, located in muscles, tendons, and joint capsules, are stimulated by massage to give the brain better information about body position and joint motion?
What are PROPIOCEPTORS?
Connects the innominate bones posteriorly (Joint)
What is SACROILIAC joint?
The five types of bone shapes.
What are LONG, SHORT, FLAT, IRREGULAR, and SESAMOID?
In anatomical position, the bone that is lateral to the ulna.
What is the RADIUS?
Massage helps to manage the pain and stiffness of this degenerative joint disease by reducing tension in the muscles surrounding the joint, thereby lessening the mechanical load on the worn-down articular cartilage.
What is OSTEOARTHRITIS?
Ligaments are primarily composed of tough, inelastic fibers made of this protein, which massage techniques like friction work to realign during the healing process.
What is COLLAGEN?
Articulates at the ankle with the lower end of the Tibia and Fibula (Bone)
What is the TALUS bone?
The bumpy ridges located along either side of the external occipital protuberance.
What are SUPERIOR NUCHAL LINES?
A fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis (_____ bones)
What is INNOMINATE BONES?
Excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic spine.
What is HYPERKYPHOSIS?