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1
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What term is used to identify the study of joints?

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Arthrology

2
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What term is used to identify the study of ligaments?

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Syndesmology

3
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What are the three histological classifications of joints?

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Fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial fluid

4
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What were the three classifications of joints based on movement potential?

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Synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, and diarthrosis

5
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What are the characteristics of the (amphiarthrosis) synchondrosis?

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They are primary cartilage joints, temporary in longevity, composed of hyaline cartilage and form between ossification centers within a cartilage template

6
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What are the four consistent features of synovial (diarthrosis) joints?

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Articular or fibrous capsule, synovial membrane, articular cartilage and synovial fluid

7
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What movements are accompanied by arthrodial synovial joints?

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Translational movement, a plane or gliding movement

8
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What are examples of synovial plane (diarthrosis arthrodial) joints?

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Most zygapophyses of a vertebral column

9
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Diarthrosis trochoid joints are commonly called ____ joints based on action.

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Synovial pivot

10
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What are the examples of synovial pivot (diarthrosis trochoid) joints?

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Median atlanto-axial joint

11
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What is the shared morphological characteristic of diarthrosis trochoid joints?

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An osseous pivot point and an osteo-ligamentous ring

12
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What is a common name for the diarthrosis sellar joint?

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Synovial saddle joint

13
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What example of synovial saddle (diarthrosis sellar) joint is identified along the spine?

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The joint of Luschka of typical cervicals is a modified sellar joint

14
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Which joint classification exhibits a knuckle-shaped surface on one side of the joint and a concave surface on the other side?

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Diarthrosis condylar

15
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What example of the diarthrosis condylar joint is identified along the spine?

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The atlanto-occipital joint may be classified as a diarthrosis condylar joint

16
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Which joint classification exhibits a knuckle-shaped surface on one side of the joint and an elliptical, concave surface of the other side?

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Diarthrosis ellipsoidal

17
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What is an example of the diarthrosis ellipsoidal joint?

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The atlanto-occipital joint of the spine

18
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Which synovial joint classifications are now often interchanged in textbooks?

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Ellipsoidal and condylar synovial joints