Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

joints and motion

a&p various types of joints and joint motion

QuestionAnswer
sutures immobile or slightly mobile joints, skull bones. fibrous joint
gomphoses attachment of tooth to its socket, fibrous joint
syndesmoses where two bones are bound by long collagen fibers, fibrous joints
synchondroses bones joined by hyaline cartilage, cartilaginous joint
symphysis two bones joined by fibrocartilage
articular disc pad that crosses entire joint capsule,
meniscus crescent mood pad that doesn't go entirely across joint capsule,
tendon strip of collagenous tissue to attach muscle to bone
ligament attaching one bone to another
bursa fibrous sac filled with fluid between muscles, tendons over bones, or between bone and skin
tendon sheath cylindrical bursa wrapped around a tendon
ball and socket joint shoulder and hip, synovial joint
hinge joint monoaxial joint, strongest with most ct and ligaments, knee and elbow. synovial
pivot joint bone that spins on longitudinal axis, radioulnar joint @ elbow, synovial
planar joints gliding joints, bones slide over one another. synovial
saddle joint both bones have a concave and convex surface, opposable thumb. synovial
condylar (ellipsoid) joint one convex or concave fits into complimentary shaped depression
flexion movement that decreases joint angle
extension movement that straightens joint
hyperextension extension of joint beyond zero position
abduction movement of body away from midline
adduction movement back toward midline
circumduction one end is stationary, the other circles
rotation bone spins on its longitudinal axis
medial rotation inward turning of bone
lateral rotation outward turning of bone
Created by: storms19
 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards