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Atlanto-Occipital
*AO or OA joint, occipital bone of skull and Atlas (C-1). Allows the head to nod. |
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Atlantoaxial
*AA joint, Atlas (C-1) and Axis (C-2). Allows head to turn side to side. |
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Temporomandibular
*"TMJ" most easily dislocated joint in the body, due to its shallow socket. It is a small joint located in front of the ear where the skull and lower jaw meet. It permits the lower jaw (mandible) to move and function. |
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Sacroliliac
*"SI JOINT" is located at the very bottom of the back, on either side of the spine. |
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Acromioclavicular
*"AC Joint" allows the ability to raise the arm about the head. |
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Sternoclavicular
*"SC Joint" supports the connection of the arms and shoulders to the main skeleton on the front of the chest. |
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Proximal Radioulnar
*Concave radial notch of the ulna. Forearm pronation with posterior glide of the radial head. Forearm supination with anterior glide of radial head. |
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Distal Radioulnar, Radiocarpal
*"Wrist Joint". Most wrist flexion occurs around the radiocarpal join'ts lateral axis. |
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Carpometacarpal
*"Saddle joint of thumb" allows you to move your thumb into your palm. A motion called opposition. |
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Metacarpophalangeal
*"Knuckle Joint" flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction. |
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Proximal Interphalangeal
*"PIP Joint" of digits 2-5 in fingers and toes. The 2nd joint from the tips of digits. |
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Distal Interphalangeal
*"DIP Joint" of digits 2-5 fingers and toes. |
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Ankle
*Articulation of tibia and fibula with talus. |
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Intervertebral Disc
* Intervertebral disc (IV) and the 2 adjacent vertebral bodies. |
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Knee
*"Tibiofemoral and fermoropatellar articulations" Fibula does not articulate at knee joint. |
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Adult Skull Sutures:
Coronal
*Frontal-parietal bones anterior articulation |
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Adult Skull Sutures:
Lamboid
*occipital-parietal bones posterior articulation
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Adult Skull Sutures:
Sagittal
*Parietal bones articulate superiorly at cranial midline
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Adult Skull Sutures:
Squamous [squamosal]
*Temporal-parietal lateral articulation on each side of skull.
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Adult Skull Sutures:
Occipitomastoid
*occipital-temporal lateral articulation superior to mastoid process on each side of skull
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Infant Skull Fontanells:
*during childbirth and rapid brain growth after birth, progressively ossify and replaced by sutures.
Anterior
*distinct diamond-shape felt on OBGYN pelvic exam immediately prior to childbirth
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Infant Skull Fontanells:
Posterior, right/left mastoid, right/left sphenoidal
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Vertebral Ligaments:
Anterior Longitudinal Ligament:
*Supporting and continuous band down anterior side of all vertebral bodies from neck to sacrum. |
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Vertebral Ligaments:
Posterior Longitudinal Ligament:
*Continuous band down posterior side of all vertebral bodies from neck to sacrum, resists hyperflexion, relatively weak because attached only to disks.
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Vertebral Ligaments:
Supraspinous Ligament:
*Most posterior, connects spinous processes.
Anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments are often stretched during whiplash trauma.
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Intervertebral disks:
Nucleus Pulposis:
*Inner gelatinous cushion, enables disk elasticity and compressibility.
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Intervertebral disks:
Annulus Fibrosus:
*Collagen superficially and fibrocartilage internally, collar which normally limits expansion of nucleus pulposis during spinal compression.
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Knee (Tibiofemoral & Femoropatellar) Joint:
*Fibular (lateral) collateral ligament
* Tibial (medial) collateral ligament
*Patellar ligament
*Quadriceps tendon
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Knee (Tibiofemoral & Femoropatellar) Joint:
*Anterior cruciate ligament:
Restricts forward movement of tibia on femur and checks hyperextension of knee ACL, rupture is common sports injury.
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Knee (Tibiofemoral & Femoropatellar) Joint:
*Posterior cruciate ligament:
PCL, stronger, restricts posterior movement of tibia on femur or forward sliding of femur, rupture is common in MVA when hit on head-on while seated.
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Knee (Tibiofemoral & Femoropatellar) Joint:
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Knee (Tibiofemoral & Femoropatellar) Joint:
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Knee (Tibiofemoral & Femoropatellar) Joint:
*Proximal Tibiofibular joint
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