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Point of contact between bones |
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May be classified by using a structural or functional scheme |
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Joints are named according to: |
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Structural classification |
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Presence of a fluid-filled joint capsule |
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Joints are named according to the degree of movement allowed |
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Immovable joint (sutures to the skull) |
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Between the root of a tooth and the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla |
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Synovial joints (diarthroses) |
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Hyaline cartilage covering the articular surfaces of bones |
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Small space between the articulating surfaces of the two bones of the joint |
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Pads of fibrocartilage located between articulating bones |
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Menisci (articular disks) |
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Strong cords of dense, white, fibrous tissue that holds the bones of a synovial joint more firmly together |
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Synovial membranes filled with synovial fluid:cushion joints and facilitate movements of tendons |
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Permit movement around only one axis and in only one plane |
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A projection of one bone articulates with a ring or notch of another bone |
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Synovial joints in which the articulating ends of the bones resemble reciprocally shaped miniature saddles; only example in the body is the thumb |
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Synovial joints in which a condyle fits into an elliptical socket |
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Condyloid (ellipsoidal) joints |
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Most moveable joints; the ball-shaped head of the bone fits into a concave depression |
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Relatively flat articulating surfaces that allow limited gliding movements along various axes |
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Lateral articulation of the capitulum of the humerus with the head of the radius |
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Largest and one of the most complex and most frequently injured joints |
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Decreases the angle between bones; bends or folds one part on another |
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Increases the angle between bones/body parts; returns a part from its flexed position to its anatomical position |
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Stretching or extending part beyond its anatomical position |
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Increases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg |
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Decreases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg |
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Turning the sole of the foot inward |
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Turning the sole of the foot outward |
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AKA; degenerative joint disease; most common non-inflammatory disorder of a moveable joint; caused by wear and tear |
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A form of systemic autoimmune disease that involves chronic inflammation of many different tissues and organs of the body |
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