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Angela Muigai
Physiology Week 1-6
| Synarthrosis joints a) are immovable b) are freely movable c) are slightly movable | Are immovable |
| Synovial joints are freely movable joints. Name three synovial joints found in the body. | Elbow, thumb joint, shoulder joint, hip joint |
| Differentiate between abduction and adduction. | Abduction moves a part of the body away from the median plane. Adduction moves a part of the body towards the median plane. |
| What is a uniaxial joint? | A joint that allows movement around only one axis and in only one plane. |
| Name the three subtypes of fibrous joints | a) syndesmoses b) sutures c) gomphoses |
| Define arthroplasty | Total or partial replacement of a joint with an artificial device called a prosthesis. |
| Give an example of a saddle joint. | Thumb joint. (It is the only saddle joint in the body) |
| Multiaxial joints are a type of synovial joint. a) True b) False | True |
| What is the function of bursae? | They cushion the joint. |
| Most symphysis joints are located in the midline of the body. a) True b) False | True |