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A&P I joints
Stack #20488
Question | Answer |
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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) |