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| commonly called joints (where bones interconnect) |
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| What is a pad of fibrocartilage situated between opposing bones within a synovial joint to subdivide the synovial cavity, channel the flow of synovial fluid, or allow for variations in the shapes of the articular surfaces? |
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| What attaches bone to bone? |
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| ligament is stretched to the point where some of the collagen fibers are torn, but the ligament survives as a whole and the joint is not damaged |
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| Usually, what will happen before a ligament tears? |
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| What heals faster and more effectively than a torn ligament? |
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| small, fluid filled pockets in connective tissue, contain synovial fluid and form where a ligament or tendon rubs against another tissue |
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| inflamed bursa that cause pain whenever the ligament or tendon moves, may be caused by friction due to repetitive motion, pressure over the joint, irritation by chemical stimuli, infection or trauma. (affects the shoulders of musicians, golfers, baseball pitchers, and tennis players) |
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| formorer the base of the great toe as result of friction and distortion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint by tight shoes, especially narrow shoes with pointed otes |
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| extreme stress forces articulation surfaces out of position |
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| extension past the anatomical position |
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| What are the pads of fibrocartilage that separate and cushion the vertebrae surrounding the spinal cord called? |
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| What is the soft, elastic, gelatinous core to give the intervertebral disc resiliency and enables it to absorb shocks called? |
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| does not actually slip, compressed nucleus pulpous distorts the fibrous covering and forces it partway into the vertebral canal (pain, limited range of motion) |
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| nucleus pulpous breaks through the fibrous covering and into the vertebral canal, sensory nerves are distorted and may compress nerves (painful) |
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| anterior cruciate ligament |
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| posterior cruciate ligament |
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| buildup of uric acid (metabolic waste product) in joints, esp in great toe |
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