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1
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What is a synovial joint?

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Bones that are separated by a fluid-filled joint cavity

2
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Plane

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Two flat bone surfaces come together - can only glide e.g. intercarpal joint

3
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Hinge

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A cylinder and an u-shaped bone comes together - only flex/extend e.g. elbow

4
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Pivot

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A ligament is wrapped around the bone end - only rotate e.g. proximal radioulnar joint

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Condyloid

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Two curved bone surfaces come together - flex/extend. abduct/adduct e.g. metacarpophalangeal joint

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Saddle

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Two u-shaped bones come together - flex/extend. abduct/adduct e.g. 1st carpometacarpal

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Ball-and-socket

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Spherical head of one articulates with a round socket of another - flex/extend, abduct/adduct, rotate e.g. glenohumeral joint (shoulder)

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What is the purpose of a joint axis of rotations?

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To identify how many ways a joint can move

9
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Non-axial

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Joint doesn’t move in plan motion

10
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Uni-axial

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Moves in one plane of motion

11
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Bi-axial

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Moves in two planes of motion

12
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Multi-axial

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Moves in 3 planes of motion

13
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List three unique joints and define with example

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Knee (tibiofemoral) is a bicondylar or modified hinge. It consists of two condyles next to each other. they can only flex and extend, and slightly rotate.
Sternoclavicular: synoival joint type
Shallow saddle: saddle shape but shallower or flatter