Articulations

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joint is the meeting-place of two or more bones

Answer 1

articulation

Question 2

refers to the normal extent of mobility for a specific joint movement,

and typically refers to the movement possible at the freely movable synovial joints

Answer 2

Range of motion (ROM)

Question 3

the number of axes at which movement in a joint occurs

the more likely it is to get injured

Answer 3

degrees of freedom (DOF)

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is a group of connective tissue disorders that can be caused by mutations on one of more than a dozen different gene

Answer 4

Euler- Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

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Three mayor structural categories of joints

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fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial

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raises limbs forward (anterior) to the sagittal plane

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flexion

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moves limbs backwards (posterior) to the sagittal plane

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extension

Question 8

special terminology for ankle

Answer 8

dorsiflexion and plantar flexion

Question 9

moves the foot from anatomical position in a superior direction toward the shin

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dorsiflexion

Question 10

which is the equivalent of extension, moves the foot in an inferior direction, as in standing on the toes

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plantar flexion

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movement away from the midline,

Answer 11

Abduction

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movement towards the midline

Answer 12

Adduction

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can refer to the body’s midline (as in abduction–adduction of the shoulder) or it can refer to the midline of other structures

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midline

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combination if movements in a cone like shape

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circumduction

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of a joint occur around the longitudinal axis of the moving segment, and include rotation of the head on the neck, rotation of the intervertebral joints of the spine, and rotations possible at the ball-and-socket joints

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Rotation

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is capable of a specialized rotation at the proximal and distal radioulnar joints

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supinated and pronation

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moves upward (superior direction)

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Elevation

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moves downward or inferiorly

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Depression

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possible at the temporomandibular (jaw) and scapulothoracic joints

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Protraction and retraction

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connect the membranous bones of the skull

immovable

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Sutures

Question 21

Incompletely ossified membranous areas presented in fetal and infant skull

Become ossified by age 2

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Fontanels

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bones are connected by an interosseous ligament.

allow slight shift o “give” movement

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Syndesmoses

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how teeth articulate with the mandibular and maxillary sockets

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Gomphosis

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Hyaline cartilage connects bones or parts of bones

reveals development history

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Synchondroses

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​A fibrocartilage disk unites the bones

allow slight movement between articulating bones.

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Symphysis

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characterized by a joint cavity containing synovial fluid,

are the freely movable joints

most common joints in the adult appendicular skeleton

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Synovial

Question 27

when a bursa becomes inflamed due to overuse or injury

Answer 27

Bursitis