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(Week 3)

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The 2 main ways joints are classified are:   by function & by structure  
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The three functional classes of joints are:   synarthroses, amphiarthroses, diarthroses  
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Synarthroses joints are _______.   immovable  
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Amphiarthroses joints are _______ _______.   slightly movable  
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Diarthroses joints are _______ _______.   freely movable  
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The three structural classifications of joints are:   fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial  
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Fibrous structural joints are joined by _________ _______, and there is no _______ _______. Most are immovable.   fibrous tissues, joint cavity  
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The three types of fibrous structural joints are:   sutures, syndesmoses, gomphoses  
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Sutures occur between the bones of the _______.   skull  
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The connection between the tibia and fibula, and the radius and ulna are examples of _______ fibrous structural joints.   syndesmoses  
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The peg-in-socket fibrous joint between a tooth and its alveolar socket is an example of _______ fibrous structural joints.   gomphoses  
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Cartilaginous structural joints lack a _______ _______.   joint cavity  
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The two types of cartilaginous structural joints are:   synchondroses, symphysis  
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Intervertebral joints are examples of _______ cartilaginous structural joints.   symphysis  
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The most common type of joint in the body are the _______ joints.   synovial  
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The joints in which the articulating bones are separated by a fluid-containing joint cavity are the _______ _______.   synovial joints.  
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All limb joints are examples of _______ joints.   synovial  
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Synovial joints all have the following: articular _______, _______ cavity, articular _______.   cartilage, joint, capsule  
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_______ are flattened, fibrous sacs which are lined with synovial membranes and contain synovial fluid.   Bursae  
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An elongated bursa that wraps completely around a tendon is called a _______ _______.   tendon sheath  
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The _______ _______ position of a joint surfaces are maximally congruent or in maximum contact.   close pack  
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The open pack (aka loose pack) position of a joint is:   any position other than close pack  
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Name all of the nonaxial synovial joints.   plane  
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Name all of the uniaxial synovial joints.   hinge, pivot  
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Name all of the biaxial synovial joints.   condyloid (or ellipsoidal), saddle  
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Name all of the multiaxial synovial joints.   ball-and-socket  
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There are ___ types of synovial joints.   6  
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The intercarpal and intertarsal are examples of _______ joints.   plane  
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The elbow joints, interphalangeal joints, and knee joints are all examples of _______ joints.   hinge  
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The proximal radioulnar joint is an example of a _______ joint.   pivot  
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The radiocarpal (wrist) joints, and metacarpophalangeal (knuckle) joints are examples of _______ joints.   condyloid (ellipsoidal)  
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The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is an example of a _______ joint.   saddle  
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The shoulder and hip joints are examples of _______ joints.   ball-and-socket  
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Movements of synovial joints occur as a result of _______.   muscles  
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_______ is a bending movement that decreases the angle of the joint.   Flexion  
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_______ is a bending movement that increases the angle of the joint.   Extension  
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_______ is movement away from the midline.   Abduction  
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_______ is movement toward the midline.   Adduction  
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_______ is movement that describes a cone in space.   Circumduction  
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When the hand is supinated, the palm is facing _______.   upward  
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When the hand is pronated, the palm is facing _______.   downward  
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