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| Point of contact between bones |
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| May be classified by using a structural or functional scheme |
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| Joints are named according to: |
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| Structural classification |
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| Presence of a fluid-filled joint capsule |
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| Joints are named according to the degree of movement allowed |
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| Functional classification |
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| Immovable joint (sutures to the skull) |
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| Between the root of a tooth and the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla |
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| Synovial joints (diarthroses) |
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| Hyaline cartilage covering the articular surfaces of bones |
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| Small space between the articulating surfaces of the two bones of the joint |
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| Pads of fibrocartilage located between articulating bones |
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| Menisci (articular disks) |
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| Strong cords of dense, white, fibrous tissue that holds the bones of a synovial joint more firmly together |
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| Synovial membranes filled with synovial fluid:cushion joints and facilitate movements of tendons |
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| Permit movement around only one axis and in only one plane |
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| A projection of one bone articulates with a ring or notch of another bone |
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| Synovial joints in which the articulating ends of the bones resemble reciprocally shaped miniature saddles; only example in the body is the thumb |
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| Synovial joints in which a condyle fits into an elliptical socket |
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| Condyloid (ellipsoidal) joints |
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| Most moveable joints; the ball-shaped head of the bone fits into a concave depression |
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| Relatively flat articulating surfaces that allow limited gliding movements along various axes |
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| Lateral articulation of the capitulum of the humerus with the head of the radius |
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| Largest and one of the most complex and most frequently injured joints |
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| Decreases the angle between bones; bends or folds one part on another |
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| Increases the angle between bones/body parts; returns a part from its flexed position to its anatomical position |
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| Stretching or extending part beyond its anatomical position |
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| Increases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg |
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| Decreases the angle between the top of the foot and the front of the leg |
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| Turning the sole of the foot inward |
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| Turning the sole of the foot outward |
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| AKA; degenerative joint disease; most common non-inflammatory disorder of a moveable joint; caused by wear and tear |
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| A form of systemic autoimmune disease that involves chronic inflammation of many different tissues and organs of the body |
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