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Kinesiology   the multidisciplinary study of physical activity or movement  
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joint articulation   the connecting point of two bones  
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arthrology   the study of joints  
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synarthroses   immovable joints that lack a synovial cavity and are held together by fibrous connective tissue  
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sutures   joints where a thin layer of dense fibrous connective tissue unites the bones of the skull  
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syndesmoses   slightly movablt joints where bones are connected by ligaments  
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gomphosis   an immovable joint in which a conical process fits into a socket held in place by ligaments  
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amphiarthroses   slightly movable joints connected by fibrocartilage  
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fibrocartilage   specialized connective tissue with thick collagen fibers  
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diathroses   freely movable joints  
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articular cartilage   connective tissue covering the ends of long bones  
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synovial membrane   a double layer of connective tissue that lines joint cavities and produces synovial fluid  
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synovial fluid   a lubricating substance found in joint cavities  
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synovial joint   freely movable joint  
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pivot joint   a freely movable joint in which a bone moves around a central axis, creating rotational movement  
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gliding joint   a freely movable joint that allows bones to make a sliding motion  
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hinge joint   a freely movable joints that allows flexion and extension  
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concave   a half-circle indention to a surface  
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convex   a half-circle shaped protrusion on a surface  
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condyloid joints   freely movable joints that allow bones to move about one another in many different directions but not to rotate  
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ball-and-socket joint   freely movable joints in which a rounded end of one bone fits into an indented end of another bone; allows for widest range of motion  
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saddle joint   a freely movable joint between two bones with complementary shapes  
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flexion   movementthat decreases the angle between two bones  
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extension   movement that increases the angle between two bones  
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hyperextension   movement beyond the natural range of motion  
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abduction   movement of the limbs away from the midline of the body  
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adduction   movement of the limbs toward the midline of the body  
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rotation   movement of a bone on an axis, toward or away from the body  
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bursitis   an innflammtion of synovial cavity from exsessive stress or tension  
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arthritis   an inflammation of an entire joint  
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rheumatic fever   a bacterial infection that can be carried in the blood to the joints  
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rheumatoid arthritis   a connective tissue disorder resulting in severe inflammtion of small joints  
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primary fibrositis   an inflammtion of the fibrous connective tissue in a joint  
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osteoarthritis   a degenerative joint disease  
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gout   an accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joint at the base of th elarge toe and other joints of the feet  
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closed kinematic chain   body part farthest from the trunk is fixed  
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open kinematic chain   body part farthest from the trunk is free  
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