Ch. 9 Vocab Flashcards
(40 cards)
movement away from the midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position
abduction
a turning inward
inversion
the most common pressure-related bursitis, involving a tender nodule formed around bursae over the base of the great toe
bunion
a small sac filled with synovial fluid that cushions adjacent structures and reduces friction
bursae
joints
articulations
movement of the thumb toward the surface of the palm or the pads of other fingers
opposition
a fibrous synarthrosis that binds a tooth to the bone of the jaw
gomphosis
the movement of two opposing surfaces sliding past one another
gliding
the partial or complete dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint
shoulder separation
a type of slightly movable joint where a band or ligament connects bones
syndesmosis
a fibrous cartilage pad between opposing surfaces in joints
meniscus
an articulation that permits a small degree of independent movement
amphiarthrosis
an increase in the angle between two articulating bones; the opposite of flexion
extension
a therapeutic procedure involving the passive movement of an injured joint to stimulate the circulation of synovial fluid
continuous passive motion
movement in a superior, or upward, direction
elevation
an immovable joint
synarthosis
a movement at a synovial joint in which the distal end of the bone moves in a circular direction, but the shaft does not rotate
circumduction
the rotation of the forearm that makes the palm face posteriorly
pronation
a totally rigid, immovable joint created when two bones fuse and boundary between them disappears
synostosis
the rotation of the forearm such that the palm faces anteriorly
supination
a synovial joint
diarthrosis
movement toward the axis or midline of the body, as viewed in the anatomical position
adduction
a rigid, cartilaginous bridge between two articulating bones
synchondrosis
a turning outward
eversion