Joints and Movements Word Scramble
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Definition | Term |
Articulating bones fastened together by thin layer of dense connective tissue containing collagenous fibers. | Fibrous Joins |
Bones bound by interosseous ligament | Syndesmosis |
Flat bones connected by sutural ligament | Suture |
Cone-shaped process fastened in bony socket | Gomphosis |
Articulating bones connected by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage. | Cartilaginous Joints |
Bones united by bands of hyaline cartilage | Synchondrosis |
Articular surfaces separated by thin layers if hyaline cartilage attached to band of fibrocartilage | Symphysis |
Articular bones surrounded by a joint capsule of ligaments and synovial membranes. Ends of bones covered by hyaline cartilage | Synovial |
Ball shaped head into cup shaped shocket | Ball-and Socket |
Oval shaped condyle of one bone articulates with ellipitical cavity of another | Condyloid |
Articulating surfaces are nearly flat | Gliding |
COnvex surface of one bone articulates with concave surfact of another. | Hinge |
Cylindrical surface of one bone articulates with ring of bone and fibrous tissur | Pivot |
Articulating surfaces have both concave and convex regions | Saddle |
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