joints of the body
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| articulations | functional junctions between bones
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| fibrous joints | dense connective tissue
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| syndesmosis | bones are bound by long fibers of connective tissue that form an interosseous ligament
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| suture | broad margins of adjacent bones grow together and unite by a thin layer of dense connective tissue
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| gomphosis | a joint formed by the union of a cone-shaped body process in a body socket.
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| cartilaginous joints | hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage that connects bones
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| synchondrosis | bands of hyaline cartilage unite the bones
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| synovial joints | joints of the skeletal system that allow free movement
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| articular cartilage | resists wear and minimizes friction when it is compressed as the joint moves
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| joint capsule | two distinct layers taht holds together bones of a synovial joint
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| ligaments | bundles of strong tough collagenous fibers
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| synovial membrane | covers all of the surfaces within the joint capsule
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| synovial fluid | a clear viscuous fluid
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| menisci | disc of fibrocartilage that divides the synovial joints
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| bursae | a fluid filled sac associated with synovial joints
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| ball and socket joint | consists of a bone with an egg shpaed edd that articulates within the cup shapedcavity of another bone
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| condyloid joint | ovoid condyle of one bone
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| gliding joints | allow sliding or back and forth motion and twisting movements
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| hinge joint | convex surface of one bone that fits into a concave surface
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| pivot joint | cylndrical surface of one bone rotates within a ring formed of bone and fiburous tissue
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| saddle joint | between bones whose articulating surfaces have both concave and convex regions
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| flexion | bending parts at a joint so that the angle between them decreases
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| extension | straightening parts at a joint so that the angle between them increases
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| hyperextension | excess extension of teh parts at a joint
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| dorsiflexion | bending the foot at the ankle toward the shin
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| plantar flexion | bending the foot at the ankle toward the sole
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| abduction | moving a part away from the midline
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| adduction | moving a part toward the midline
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| rotation | moving a part around an axis
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| circumduction | moving a part so that its end follows a circular path
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| supination | turning the hand so the palm is upward
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| pronatino | turning the hand so the palm is downward or facing posteriorly
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| eversion | turning the foot so the sole faces laterally
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