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Flashcards by Justin Lao, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Justin Lao
about 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Suture | Fibrous joint. Union of two bones by ligaments. Immovable. EX:) Skull |
| Syndesmosis | Fibrous joint. Bones connected by a dense fibrous membrane. Very little motion. EX:) Interosseous of radial and ulna |
| Gomphosis | Fibrous joint. Two bony surfaces connected by a peg in a hole. EX:) Teeth in the mandible/maxilla are the only bones like this. |
| What are fibrous joints? | Joints that are nonsynovial with very limited movement. |
| Synchondrosis | Cartilaginous joint. Hyaline cartilage with slight movement. Provides stability during growth. EX:) Sternum |
| Symphysis | Cartilaginous joint. Midline of body with slight movement. Two bones covered by hyaline cartilage but connected by fibrocartilage. EX:) pubic symphysis |
| What is a cartilaginous joint? | Hyaline/fibrocartilage joint that connects two bones to one another. |
| Uniaxial joint | Synovial joint. One plane of motion on one axis. EX:) Hinge (elbow) Pivot (atlantoaxial joint) |
| Biaxial joint | Synovial joint. Two planes of motion on two axes. EX:) saddle (joints of the thumb) Condyloid (joints of the finger) |
| Multi axial joints | Synovial joint. Three planes of motions on three axis. EX:) ball and socket (hip joint) Gliding (carpal joints) |
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