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A&P I joints
Stack #20488
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fibrous joints | strong/ immovable w/out synovial cavity |
| Synovial joints | weak/ great amt. of movement w/small synovial cavity |
| synarthroses | fibrous joint, extremely strong/little or no movement (ex.sutures= between skull bones, gomphosis=tooth joint) |
| amphiarthroses | cartilaginous joint, slightly moveable (ex. pubic symphysis) |
| diarthroses | synovial joints, most of the joints of the body/ freely moveable (ex. shoulder, hip ,knee) |
| synovial fluid | lubricant in synovial cavity |
| monaxial | joint moves in one plane |
| biaxial | joint moves in two planes |
| triaxial | joint moves in three planes |
| hinge joint | monaxial, flexion and extension (ex. open & close elbow and knee) |