Question | Answer |
a joint connetion between two bones | articulation |
the study of joints | arthrology |
an immovable joint | synarthrosis |
a slightly moveable joint | amphiarthrosis |
a freely moveable joint | diarthosis |
a type of synarthrosis found between skull bones | suture |
a type of synarthrosis found between the teeth and the alveolar sockets | gomphosis |
a type of synarthrosis which cartilage bridge like a growth plate | synchondrosis |
a type of synarthrosis which is a bony bridge like an epiphyseal line | synostosis |
a type of amphiarthrosis made of collagen fibers like between the tibia and fibula | syndesmosis |
a type of amphiarthrosis made of a pad of fibrocartilage like between the vertebrae | symphysis |
a thin layer inside a diarthrotic joint cavity, except at articular cartilage, produces fluid to lubricate | synovial membrane |
very smooth, slick cartilage with no perichondrium, covers long bones at joints | articular cartilage |
damage to articular cartilage caused by various things from metabolism problems to injury | arthritis |
a general term for pain in stiffness in joint | rheumatism |
collagen fibers which hold muscle to bone | tendon |
collagen fibers which hold bone to bone, thickenings of the articular capsule | ligaments |
sacs lined with synovial membrane and synovial fluid | burase |
inflammation of bursae | bursitis |
inflammation of a tendon | tendonitis |
stretchingand tearing of fibers in a ligament | sprain |
when a joint is out of place | dislocation |
a semilunar wedge of cartilage in a joint | meniscus |
an enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe | bunion |
an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of over stretching | strain |
ligaments outside the joint capsule | extracapusular |
ligaments inside the joint capsule | intracapsular |
ligaments that prevent front to back movement of the knee | cruciate ligaments |