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interphalangeal joint (manus & pes)

A

synovial, uniaxial, hinge

flex/extend digits I-V of pes & manus

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metatarsophalangeal joints

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synovial, biaxial ellipsoid

flex/extend & adduct/aBduct digits I-V of pes

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intertarsal & tarsometatarsal joints (collectively called subtalar joints)

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

invert &evert pes

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tibiotalar joint (aka ankle)

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synovial, uniaxial, hinge

plantarflexes & dorsiflexes ankle

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inferior tibiofibular joint

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fibrous (ligamnets hold distal fibula to the distal lateral tibia)

(some movement for absorbing fibular stress)

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superior tibiofibular joint

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

some movement for absorbing fibular stress

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genicular joint

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synovial, uniaxial, hinge

flexes/ extends knee, knee also glides, as well as rotates to lock/unlock

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sacroiliac joint across the auricular facets

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

(slight mobility with coxae tilting relative to sacrum, absorbs shock, locks for stability, greater mobility during labor to help open pelvic outlet

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sacroiliac joint across the ligaments

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fibrous joint

(slight mobility, mainly functions to help stabilize pelvis, more mobile in labor– spreads apart to help open pelvic outlet)

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vertebral interbody joints

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cartilaginous

highly flexible, assist in flexing/extending, rotating and laterally flexing vertebral column

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vertebral superior and inferior facets of adjoining vertebrae

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

assist in flexing/extending, rotating, and laterally flexing vertebral column

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joint of axial (C2) dens and atlas (C1) anterior arch

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synovial, uniaxial, pivot

rotated head

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atlanto-occipital joint

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synovial, uniaxial, hinge

flexes/ extends head

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cranial sutures

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fibrous

movement during one’s birth to fit the cephalon through the vagina, then the become immobile

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coxal joint

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synovial, triaxial, ball and socket

flexes/ extends, adducts, aBducts, and internally/ externally rotates hip

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sternocostal joints

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cartilaginous

some movement: assist in compression/expansion of ribcage

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sternoclavicular joint

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

clavicle protracts/ retracts, elevates/ depresses, and rotates a little

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acromioclavicular joint

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

some gliding movement between scapula and clavicle

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epiphyseal joints of long bones

disappear by young adulthood

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cartilaginous

immobile

20
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pubic symphysis

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cartilaginous

slight mobility when moving the lower extremities- absorbs shock

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humeroradial joint

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synovial, biaxial, *special pivot

flexes/ extends elbos, rotates to assist in pronating/supinating antebrachium

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humeroulnar joint

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synovial, uniaxial, hinge

*main elbow joint– flexes/ extends elbow

23
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proximal and distal radioulnar joints

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synovial, uniaxial, pivot

pivot to assist in pronating/ supinating antebrachium

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glenohumeral joint

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synovial, triaxial, ball and socket

flexes/ extends, adducts/ aBducts, and internally/ externally rotates shoulder

25
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“scapula-ribcage joint”

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*special sliding

elevates/depresses, protracts/retracts, and upwardly/downwardly rotates scapula

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intercarpal joints

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

main action: assist in carpal flexion between proximal and distal rows

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interosseus membraines of crural and antebrachial bones

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fibrous

some movement, including pivoting in the antebrachium

28
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radiocarpal joint

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synovial, biaxial, ellipsoid

flexes/ extends and adducts/ aBducts wrist

29
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main intercarpal joints

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synovial, multiaxial, gliding

main action: assist in carpal flexion between proximal and distal rows

30
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carpometacarpal joint I

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synovial, biaxial, saddle

opposes/ unopposes pollex

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carpometacarpal joints II-V

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syovial, multiaxial, gliding

mainly assist in adduction/ aBduction of digits II-V

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metacarpophalangeal (McP) joints II-V

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synovial, biaxial, ellipsoid

flexes/extends & adducts/aBducts digits 11-V of manus

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metacarpophalangeal joint I

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synovial, uniaxial, hinge

flexes/extends digit I of manus

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