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Articulation and movement of joints and bones

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Junction between 2 bones   articulation  
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Joint between bones that do not move   synarthroses  
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Skull bones join at these   sutures  
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Type of synarthroses   syndesmosis  
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Joints of bones connected by ligaments   syndesmosis  
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Type of synarthroses   gomphosis  
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Joint in which a process fits into a socket   gomphoses  
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Teeth are held in place by this   Periodontal ligament  
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Joints that allow slight movement   amphiarthroses  
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Pubic symphysis is an example of this joint   amphiarthroses  
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Type of amphiarthroses   symphysis  
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Type of freely moving jonts   diarthroses  
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Found between joints   synovial fluid  
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Largest range of motion   multiaxial  
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Function of synovial joints   weight-bearing  
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Function of synovial joints   movement  
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Decreasing angle between bones   flexion  
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Increasing angle between bones   extension  
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Increasing angle beyond anatomic position   hyperextension  
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Movement away from midline of body   abduction  
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Movement towards midline of body   adduction  
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Movement around a central axis   rotation  
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End of bones moves such to make circle in the air   circumduction  
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Movement so that radius and ulna are parallel   supination  
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Lowering a part of the body   depression  
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Movement involving only the thumb   opposition  
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Digits return to normal position   reposition  
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Raising foot upward at ankle   dorsiflexion  
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Pushing foot downward at ankle   plantar flexion  
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Hip joint   ball and socket  
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Shoulder joint   ball and socket  
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Elbow and knee   hinge joint  
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Middle and distal phalanges   uniaxial joint  
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Pivot joints   uniaxial  
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Example of pivot joint   vertebrae  
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Condyloid joint   ellipsodial joint  
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Condyloid joint   biaxial joint  
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Example of condyloid joint   wrist  
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Type of biaxial joint   saddle joint  
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Multiaxial joint   gliding joint  
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Closed sac with synovial fluid   bursae  
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Bursae found under skin   subcutaneous  
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Bursae between muscles   subfascial  
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Bursae found over a tendon or bony projection   subtendinous  
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Inflammed bursae   bursitis  
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Tennis elbow   bursitis  
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Infammation of a joint   arthritis  
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Mild bacterial infection in joints   rheumatic fever  
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Connective tissue disorder   rheumatoid arthritis  
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Debilitating form of arthritis   rheumatoid  
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Arthritis which fuses bones at the jonts   rheumatoid  
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Inflammation of fibrous connective tissue in a joint   primary fibrositis  
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Primary fibrositis is also called   rheumatism  
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Rheumatism of the lower back   lumbago  
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Degenerative joint disease   osteoarthritis  
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Joint disorder common in overweight people   osteoarthritis  
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Accumulation of uric acid   gout  
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Gout appears commonly in this joint   large toe  
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Joint disorder that can cause kidney damage   gout  
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