joints

Question 1

synovial joints

Answer 1

vary in the degrees that they move. The most mobile joints

Question 2

synovial fluid is?

Answer 2

viscous

Question 3

joint plate region lacks

Answer 3

vascular and nervous components

Question 4

cartilagenous joints

Answer 4

semi-moble

Question 5

fixed joints

Answer 5

held together by collagen. not mobile

Question 6

teeth

Answer 6

(peridontal ligaments) are considered a fixed joint because you don’t want them moving around

Question 7

articular discs

Answer 7

Fibrocartilage additions to synovial joints
Provide addition range of motion
Provide increased congruency (fit)
Provide increased cushioning
Intervertebral discs
Menisci
Labrums

Question 8

condyle

Answer 8

A rounded prominence at the end of a bone, most often for articulation with another bone

Question 9

meniscus

Answer 9

A disk of cartilage that acts as a cushion between the ends of bones in a joint

Question 10

temporomandibular joint

Answer 10

The disc allows for increase range of motion. But it get worn out with age and it can get paper thin and pop.

Question 11

glenoid cavity

Answer 11

hollow in the head of the scapula into which the head of the humerus sits to make the shoulder joint.

Question 12

Bursas

Answer 12

A sac or saclike bodily cavity, especially one containing a viscous lubricating fluid and located between a tendon and a bone or at points of friction between moving structures.

Question 13

third class lever

Answer 13

think of chewing. the fulcrum would be the muscles near the posterior of the mouth.

Question 14

second class lever

Answer 14

think of standing on your toes. the fulcrum is at the tip of your toes.

Question 15

outer part of joint capsule

Answer 15

fibrous part

Question 16

inner part of the joint capsule

Answer 16

synovial joint