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Ways to classify joints

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1) amount of movement

2) organization of joints

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Immovable joints (sutures, tooth/jaw, growth plates)

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Synarthrotic Joints

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Freely moveable joints (knee, hip, shoulder, elbow)

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Diarthrotic Joints

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Slightly moveable (vertebrae, pubic symphasis, interosseous membrane)

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Amphioarthrotic Joints

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Organization of joints

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1) Bony
2) Fibrous
3) Cartilagnious
4) Synovial

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Types of synarthrotic joint; found In the skull

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Suture

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Type of synarthrotic joint; found in the tooth and jaw

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Gomphosis

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Type of synarthrotic joint; found in kids; growth plates

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Synchondrosis

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Type of synarthrotic joint; found in adults; fused growth plates

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Synostosis

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Type of amphioarthrotic joint; between tibia and fibula; bones connected to ligaments

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Syndesmosis

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Type of amphioarthrotic joint; found in the pubic symphasis; fibrocartilage

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Symphasis

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Joints with a capsule filled with fluid the consistency of egg white

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Synovial Joints

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Functions of synovial joints

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1) lubrication
2) gives nutrients
3) shock absorber

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Reduce friction and reduces impact

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Articulate Cartilage

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The point where two bones meet

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Articulations

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wedges of tissue between bones that:

1) reduce shock
2) stabilize the joint
3) cushion

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meniscus

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protect cartilage, act as a filter, and cushion

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fat pads

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connect bone to bone

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ligaments

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thickened capsule wall; type of ligament

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accessory ligament

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outside of the joint capsule; type of ligament; patellar ligament, LCL, MCL, popiliteal

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Extracapsular ligament

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inside the capsule; type of ligament; ACL, PCL

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Intracapsular Ligament

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stretching a ligament

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sprain

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connect muscle to bone

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tendons

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stretching a muscle or tendon

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Strain

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fluid filled sacs between ligaments/tendons and bone
Bursae
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Swollen bursal sacs due to over use
Bursitis
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Joint Stabilizing factors
1) ligament location 2) shapes of bony surfaces 3) presence of bone, muscle, or fat pads 4) tension of tendons
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complete dislocation
luxation
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partial dislocation
subluxation
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one bone slides over another (wrists)
gliding
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decrease the angle of a joint (lifting a dumbbell)
flexion
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increasing the angle 90-180 degrees
extension
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increase angle over 180 degrees
hyperextension
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moving a body part away from the midline
abduction
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moving a body part towards the midline
adduction
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circular motion around a fixed point (cowboy lasso)
circumduction
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turning palms up (anatomical position)
Supination
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turning palms down
pronation
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any turning movement (turning head)
Rotation
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sole of the foot goes inward
inversion
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sole of the foot goes outward
eversion
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pulling toes up
Dorsiflexion
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pointing toes down
Plantar flexion
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thumb going across the palm
Opposition
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push body part away from the body (sticking chin out)
protraction
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pulling a body part into the body (pulling chin in)
retraction
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raising a body part (shoulders raised)
elevation
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lowering a body part
depression
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side to side movement (torso)
lateral flexion
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type of synovial joint; wrists and ankles
gliding joints
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type of synovial joint; thumb
saddle joints
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type of synovial joint; atlas and axis, radius and ulna
Pivot joints
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type of synovial joints; shoulder and hip
Ball and Socket joint
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type of synovial joints; elbow, knee,and fingers
Hinge Joints
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type of synovial joints; between metacarpals and phalanges
Condyloid/Ellipsoidal Joints
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made up of fibrocartilage; located in the vertebrae
Intervertebral Articulations (Intervertebral Disks)
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part of the intervertebral disk; tough outer covering
Annulus Fibrosus
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part of the intervertebral disk; gel-like core
Nucleus Pulposus
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disc slides out of position and presses on spinal nerves
Slipped Discs
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annulus fibrosis tears and leaks gel and vertebrae run on each other
Herniated Disc
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Another name for the Shoulder Joint
Glenohumeral
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location of acromioclavical ligament
Shoulder
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location of coracoacromial ligament
Shoulder
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location of coracoclavicular ligament
Shoulder
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Location of glenohumeral ligament
Shoulder
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Another name for the elbow joint
Humeroulnar/Humeroradial Joint
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socket of the shoulder
glenoid cavity
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cartilage cup in the shoulder
glenoid labrum
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group of 4 small muscles that stabilize the shoulder
rotator cuff
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location of ulnar collateral ligament
elbow
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location of radial collateral ligament
elbow
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location of annular ligament
elbow
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another name for the hip joint
Coxxal Joint
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location of ischiofemoral ligament
hip
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location of pubofemoral ligament
hip
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location of illiofemoral ligament
hip
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cartilage cup of the hip
acetabular labrum
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ligament of the knee; front side of the knee
Patellar Ligament
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ligament of the knee; front; inside of the knee; makes a cross
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
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Ligament of the knee; backside; inside of the knee; creates a cross
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)
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Ligament of the knee; inside of the knee
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)
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Ligament of the knee; outside of the knee
Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)
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Ligament of the knee; outside of knee; backside of the knee; stabilizer.
Popliteal
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Thigh muscle that connects to the knee cap
Patellar Tendon

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