Term
| What are the three FUNCTIONAL classifications of joints? |
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Definition
synarthrodial (no movement)
amphiarthrodial (little movement)
diarthrodial (freely mobile) |
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Term
| What are the three STRUCTURAL classifications of joints? |
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Definition
fibrous (thick connective tissue)
cartlaginous (hyaline or fibrocartilage)
synovial (joint capsule) |
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Term
| What are the three types of FIBROUS joints? |
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Definition
sutures (no movement) ex. skull plates
gomphoses (no movement) ex. teeth
syndesmoses (little movement) ex. coracoclavicular joint |
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Term
| What are the two types of CARTILAGINOUS joints? |
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Definition
synchrondrosis (little movement) ex. sternal cartilage
symphyses (little movement) ex. pubic symphysis |
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