Question | Answer |
An immovable joint | Synarthrosis |
A slightly movable joint | Amphiarthrosis |
A freely movable joint | Diarthrosis |
A joint formed by fusion of two bones | Synostosis |
Decreasing the angle between bones | Flexion |
A movement towards the midline of the body | Adduction |
Extending a body past the anatomical position | Hyperextension |
The movement of a body part forward in a horizontal plane | Protraction |
A movement away from the midline of the body | Abduction |
Elbow joint | Hinge joint |
Shoulder joint | Ball-and-socket joint |
Carpometacarpal joint | Saddle joint |
Radioulnar joint | Pivot joint |
Metacarpophalangeal joint | Condyloid joint |
Provides support to the front of the knee joint | Patellar ligament |
Reinforces the back of the knee joint | Popliteal ligament |
Reinforces the lateral surface of the knee joint | Fibular collateral ligament |
Limits the anterior-posterior movement of the femur | Cruciate ligaments |
Nonaxial | Gliding |
Uniaxial | One plane |
Biaxial | Two planes |
Multiaxial | Three planes |
Diarthrosis | Synovial joint |
Symphysis | Cartilaginous joint |
Syndesmosis | Fibrous joint |
Coracohumeral ligament | Shoulder joint |
Iliofemoral ligament | Hip joint |
Cruciate ligaments | Knee joint |
Annular ligament | Elbow joint |
Radiocarpal joint | Ellipsoidal joint |
Intervertebral joint | Gliding joint |
Multiaxial joint | Ball-and-socket joint |
Uniaxial joint | Pivot joint |
Abnormal fusion of bones in a joint as the result of disease or damage | Ankylosis |
General term for pain ands stiffness that affects the skeletal or muscular system | Rheumatism |
Joint inflammation caused by the deposit of urate salts in soft joint tissues | Gouty arthritis |
A degenerative condition most common in the elderly | Osteoarthritis |
Acromion of scapula and clavicle | Synovial, plane |
Scapula and humerus | Synovial, ball-and-socket |
Ulna and radius with humerus | Synovial, hinge |
Radius and ulna | Synovial, pivot |
Radius and proximal carpals | Synovial, condyloid |
Prevents hyperextension of the knee | Extracapsular ligaments |
Prevents lateral or medial rotation when the knee is extended | Fibular and tibial collateral ligaments |
Prevents forward sliding of the tibia and checks hyperextension of the knee. | Anterior cruciate ligaments |
Prevents backward displacement of the tibia or forward sliding of the femur | Posterior cruciate ligaments |
Temporomandibular joint | Elevation-depression |
Radioulnar joint | Pronation-supination |
Coxal joint | Circumduction of thigh |
Ankle joint | Dorsiflexion-plantar flexion |
Humeroscapular joint articulations | Head of humerus, glenoid fossa of scapula |
Coxal joint articulations | Head of femur, acetabulum of os coxae |
Knee joint articulations | Tibiofemoral, femoropatellar |
Ankle joint articulations | Tibia-talus, fibula-talus |
Temporomandibular joint articulations | Condyle of mandible, mandibular fossa of temporal bone |
Painful overstretching of a tendon or muscle without serious tissue damage | Strain |
Torn ligament or tendon, sometimes with damage to a meniscus or other cartilage | Sprain |
Inflammation of a joint capsule, often as a complication of a sprain | Synovitis |
Displacement of a bone from its normal position at a joint, usually accompanied by a sprain of the adjoining connective tissues | Dislocation |
Smooth, slippery hyaline cartilage | Articular cartilage |
Composed of the fibrous and synovial layers | Articular capsule |
Secreted into joint and contains large amounts of hyaluronic acid | Synovial fluid |
Can be intrinsic or extrinsic | Reinforcing ligaments |
Movement permitted by the elbow joint | Flexion |
Pointing toes downward | Plantar flexion |
Turning the sole of the foot medially. | Inversion |
Movement permitted by the atlantoaxial joint | Rotation |
Often caused by forceful inversion of the talocrural joint | Sprained ankle |
The head of the humerus is out of the glenoid cavity | Dislocation |
Often results when the acromial end of clavicle slips under the acromion process | Separation |
Proximal radioulnar joint | Pivot joint |
Glenohumeral joint | Ball and socket joint |
Interphalangeal joint | Hinge joint |
Metatarsophalangeal joint | Condyloid joint |
Opening your mouth | Depression |
Shrugging your shoulders | Elevation |
Touching your chin to your chest | Flexion |
Shaking your head 'no' | Rotation |
Turning the palm up | Supination |
Turning the palm down | Pronation |
Turning the sole of the foot medially. | Inversion |
Turning the sole of the foot laterally. | Eversion |
Fibrocartilage disc | Menisci |
Synovial sac | Bursa |
Bone to bone attachment | Ligament |
Muscle to bone attachment | Tendon |