Joints

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Synarthrosis

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No movement, structural name fibrous

Question 2

Joints in the synarthrosis category

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Fibrous, gomphosis, synchondrosis, synostosis

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Fibrous

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Suture

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Amphiarthorsis

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Little/semi movement

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Amphiarthrosis joints

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Fibrous, cartilaginous

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Fibrous

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Syndesmosis

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Cartilaginous

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Symphysis

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Diarthrosis

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Free movement also known as synovial joints and has articular cartilage, joint capsules, synovial membrane, synovial fluid, and bursaries

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Diarthrosis Joint

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Synovial

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Synovial Joints

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Hinge, Ball and Socket, Pivot, Condyloid, Gliding, Saddle

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Flexion

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Bending a joint to decrease the angle between two bones

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Extension

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Straightening a joint to increase the angle between two bones

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Abduction

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Moving a body part away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Moving a body part toward the midline of the body

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Lateral Rotation

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Turning a body part away from the midline of the body

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Medial Rotation

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Turning a body part toward the midline of the body

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Dorsiflexion

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Flexing the ankle joint, brining the toes toward the shin

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Plantar Flexion

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Pointing the toes downward, away from the shin

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Circumduction

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Circular movement of a limb, combining flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction

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Rotation

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Turning a body part on its axis

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Retraction

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Moving a body part backward

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Protraction

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Moving a body part forward

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Elevation

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Lifting a body part upward

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Depression

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Lowering a body part downward

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Opposition

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Bringing the thumb and another finger together to grasp an object

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Inversion

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Turning the sole of the foot inward

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Eversion

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Turning the sole of the foot outward

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Pronation

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Rotating the forearm so the palm faces downward

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Supination

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Rotating the forearm so the palm faces upward

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Types of shoulder dislocation

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Anterior, Posterior, Inferior, Anterior-Superior

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Hinge Joint

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Allows movement in one plane, like a hinge on a door

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Ball and Socket Joint

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Allows a wide range of motion in multiple directions

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Pivot Joint

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Allows rotation around a central axis

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Saddle Joint

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Allows movement in two planes, resembling a rider in a saddle

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Ellipsoid/Condyloid Joint

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Allows movement in two planes, but with no axial rotation

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Gliding/Plane Joint

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Allows sliding or gliding movements between flat surfaces

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Fibrous Joint

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A fixed joint (synarthrosis) where collagenous fibrous connective tissue unites 2 bones. Fibrous joints are usually immovable and lack a joint cavity. These joints are further classified into sutures, gomphoses, and syndesmoses

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Syndesmosis

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Holds two bones tightly together, between radius/ulna and tibia/fibula

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Gomphosis

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Synarthrosis, fibrous peg and socket joint between the roots of the teeth and their sockets in the maxilla

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Synchondrosis

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A cartilaginous joint made of hyaline cartilage in the epiphyseal joints

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Synostosis

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When a joint becomes fused and forms one bone

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Symphysis

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A place where two bones are closely joined by cartilage(think between pubic bones in the center of the pelvis)

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Bursa

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A fluid filled sac or sac-like cavity, helps with countering friction at a joint

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Meniscus

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A C-shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a cushion between the shinbone (tibia) and thighbone (femur)