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Bones - Lesson 5

Major joints of the body

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What are the connections between bones called? Joints
What characteristic about a joint affects how it functions? It's shape
If a joint is secure and stable, it is also more mobile, true or false? False
Massage on scar tissue reduces the formation of what? keloids, adhesions
When fascia converts from a gels state to a sol state, does it become more or less flexible? More
What 2 purposes do joints serve? hold bones together through ligaments, allow the skeleton to change positions through the actions of muscles
What classification of joint has limited or absent movement? Synarthroses
What classification of joint is slightly movable? Amphiarthroses
What classification of joint is freely movable? Diarthroses
What type of cartilage covers the epiphyses of the articulating bones? Articular cartilage
What forms a sleeve around the synovial joint? Joint capsule
What is the inner region of the joint caspule called? Joint cavity
What membrane lines the joint cavity? Synovial membrane
What sevretes synovial fluid? Synovial Membrane
What fluid provides nutrition and lubrication to a joint? synovial fluid
What purposes do accessory ligaments serve? allow lightness, flexibility and added strength
What are collapsed saclike structures between some bones called? Bursae
What fluid is within a bursa? synovial fluid
What type of lever resembles a see-saw? Class 1 lever
Which lever is the most common lever in the body? Class 3 lever
Which lever resembles the action of a wheelbarrow? Class 2 lever
Which lever is the least common lever in the body? Class 1 levers
Rising up on the toes is an example of which class of levers? Class 2 levers
Which lever resembles sweeping with a broom? Class 3 levers
The internal and external ligament systems are for what kind of stabilization of the knee? static
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