Articulations Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
What does a tendon do?
A
Connects a muscle to a bone
2
Q
What does a ligament do?
A
Connects a bone to a bone
3
Q
What is the unhappy triad?
A
When someone tears their ACL, MCL, and meniscus
4
Q
What type of joint is the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint?
A
ball and socket
5
Q
What is the most freely moveable joint in the body?
A
the glenohumeral joint
6
Q
What type of joint is the Acetabulofemoral (Hip) joint?
A
ball and socket
7
Q
What type of joint is the tibiofemoral joint?
A
complex hinge joint
8
Q
What type of joint is the Patellofemoral joint?
A
a gliding joint
9
Q
What type of joint is the Talocrural (Ankle) joint?
A
both articulations are hinge joints
