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Joints and Tissues
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/17/2007

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Term
Periosteum
Definition
Double Layered Connective Tissue that covers and nourishes the bone
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Epiphysis
Definition
The end of a lon gbone attached to a shaft
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Synovial Fluid
Definition
Fluid secreted by synovial membrane, lubricates Joint surface and noursihes articular cartilages
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Synarthrosis
Definition
Immovable joint
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Amphiarthrosis
Definition
A slighly movable joint
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Diarthoses
Definition
Freely movable joint.
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Suture  
Definition
An immovable fibrous joint; with one exception, all bones of the skull are united by sutures.
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Syndesmosis  
Definition
A joint in which the bones are united by a ligament or a sheet of fibrous tissue.
Term
Gomphoses
Definition
Tooth attached to socket with periodontal ligament
Term
Synchrondoses  
Definition
Catrilagionous Joints between the shafts and the epiphyseal plates of growing long bones
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Symphyses
Definition
Pads of fibrous cartilage cusions joing
Term
Flexion
Definition
Movement that decreases the angle of the joint, e.g., bending the knee from a straight to an angled position.
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Extension
Definition
Movement that increases the angle of a joint, e.g., straightening a flexed knee.
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Dorsiflexion
Definition
Lifting the foot so that its superior surface approaches the shin
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Plantar Flexion
Definition
Depressing the foot
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Sternoclavicular Joint
Definition
Synovial, saddle
Term
Temporomandibular Joint
Definition
Synovial Saddle
Term
Humeroscapular or Gelnohumeraln Joint
Definition
Synovial Ball and socket
Term
Elbow Joint
Definition
Synovial Hinge
Term
Metacarpophalangeal
Definition
synovial condyloid
Term
Interphalangeal Joint  
Definition
Synovial hinge
Term
Coxal Joint
Definition
Synovial Ball and Socket
Term
Supination
Definition
The outward rotation of the forearm causing palms to face anteriorly
Term
Pronation
Definition
Inward rotation of the forearm causing the radius to cross diagonally over the ulna—palms face posteriorly.
Term
Tibiofemoral Joint
Definition
Synovial plane
Term
Talocrual Joint
Definition
Synovial Hinge
Term
Carpals
Definition
8
Term
Metacarpals
Definition
5
Term
Phalanges
Definition
14
Term
Tarsals
Definition
7
Term
Metatarsals
Definition
5
Term
Telencephalon
Definition
Cerebrum
Term
Osmotic Pressure
Definition
Force necessary to resist osmosis of pure water in a solution
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