Joints Summary

Question 1

Diarthrosis

Answer 1

free moving

Question 2

Ampiarthrosis

Answer 2

slight movement

Question 3

Synarthrosis

Answer 3

little to no movement

Question 4

What are the features of fibrous joints?

Answer 4

collagen fibers, no joint cavity, synarthrosis

Question 5

Sutures are are what type of joint?

Answer 5

fibrous joints

Question 6

Gomphoses are are what time of joint?

Answer 6

fibrous joints

Question 7

Syndesmosis are what type of joint?

Answer 7

fibrous joints

Question 8

Cartilaginous joints are what type of movement?

Answer 8

amphiarthrosis

Question 9

What are synchondrosis joints made of and found in?

Answer 9

hyaline cartilage (epiphyseal plate)

Question 10

What are symphysis joints made of and found in?

Answer 10

fibrocartilage (intervertebral disc, pubic symphyses)

Question 11

What are the features of synovial joints?

Answer 11

articular cartilage, has joint cavity, diarthrotic (tendons, bursa, joint capsule, synovial fluid, fibrocartilage, movement)

Question 12

Monoaxial

Answer 12

one plane of movement (elbow)

Question 13

Biaxial

Answer 13

two planes of movement (metacarpophalangeal)

Question 14

Multiaxial

Answer 14

three planes of movement (shoulder)

Question 15

Ball-and-socket joint

Answer 15

head and cup-like socket (hip), multiaxial

Question 16

Condyloid joint

Answer 16

one bone fits in a depression (radoiocarpal), biaxial

Question 17

Saddle joint

Answer 17

saddle like fit of two bones (trapeziometacarpal), biaxial

Question 18

Plane joint

Answer 18

bones slide or glide (intertarsal), biaxial

Question 19

Hinge joint

Answer 19

fits into each other (elbow), monoaxial

Question 20

Pivot joint

Answer 20

ring like ligament (radioulnar), monoaxial

Question 21

Anatomical position

Answer 21

zero position

Question 22

Flexion

Answer 22

decreases the angle of a joint

Question 23

Extension

Answer 23

increases the angle of a joint

Question 24

Hyperextension

Answer 24

extension beyond anatomical position/zero point

Question 25

Abduction

Answer 25

movement away from the midline

Question 26

Adduction

Answer 26

movement toward the midline

Question 27

Elevation

Answer 27

raising a body part

Question 28

Depression

Answer 28

lowering a body part

Question 29

Protraction

Answer 29

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

Question 30

Retraction

Answer 30

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

Question 31

Circumduction

Answer 31

circular movement of a limb at the far end

Question 32

Inversion

Answer 32

turning the sole of the foot inward

Question 33

Eversion

Answer 33

turning the sole of the foot outward

Question 34

Medial rotation

Answer 34

rotation toward the midline

Question 35

Lateral rotation

Answer 35

rotation away from the midline

Question 36

Supination

Answer 36

palm up

Question 37

Pronation

Answer 37

palm down

Question 38

Opposition

Answer 38

touching the thumb to any other finger

Question 39

Ulnar deviation

Answer 39

movement of the wrist towards the ulna (pinky) or medial side

Question 40

Radial deviation

Answer 40

movement of the wrist towards the radius (thumb) or lateral side

Question 41

Plantar flexion

Answer 41

bends the foot downward at the ankle

Question 42

Dorsiflexion

Answer 42

bends the foot upward at the ankle

Question 43

Lateral excursion

Answer 43

right or left movement from the zero position

Question 44

Sprain

Answer 44

stretching or tearing of ligaments

Question 45

Dislocation

Answer 45

displacement of a bone from its joint

Question 46

Bursitis

Answer 46

inflammation of a bursa sac

Question 47

Tendonitis

Answer 47

inflammation of a tendon

Question 48

Arthritis

Answer 48

painful inflammation and stiffness of the joints

Question 49

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

Answer 49

chronic systemic disease characterized by autoimmune inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body

Question 50

Gout arthritis

Answer 50

metabolic disease caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the blood

Question 51

Osteoarthritis

Answer 51

wear and tear arthritis