Joints
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ball-and-socketHinge Joint Saddle Joint Gliding Joint Pivot Joint Condyloid Joint | 6 groups of Synovial Joint |
| A hemispherical head and cup like depression. Ex. Knee and Hip | Ball-and-socket joint |
| Convex and concave surface. Ex. Elbow and Leg | Hinge Joint |
| two surfaces resembling Ex. trapeziometacarpal- opposing thumb | Saddle Joint |
| flat or slightly concave and convex surfaces. Ex. articular processes of vertebrae, sternodavicular | Gliding Joint |
| Projection fitting into a ring like ligament Ex. Atlanto-axial joint and proximal radioulnar joint | Pivot Joint |
| One convex surface with a similarly shaped depression Ex. Metacarpophalangeal | Condyloid Joint |
| Synarthroses Ex. Mandible, Frontal, Sacrum | Bony Joint |
| Most freely movable, loose and thin capsule, glenoid labrum: supported by ligaments, tendons, muscles. Shoulder is stabilized mainly by the biceps | Humeroscapular Joint |
| Glenohumeral Coracohumeral Transverse humeral Subdeltoid Subcoracoid Subscapular Suprasinatus Infraspinatus Teres Minor Subscapularis | Stabilizers of the shoulder joint |
| Weak and absent | Glenohumeral |
| Extends from coracoid of scapula to greater tubercle of humerus | Coracohumeral |
| Extends from the greater to lesser tubercle of the humerus forms a tunnel housing the tendon from long head of the biceps | Transverse humeral |
| Small synovial sacs between tendons and bones, allowing them to slide more easily past each other | Bursa |
| Encircle tendon that pass through the palm of the hand | Tendon Sheath |
| Binds bones | Ligaments |
| Binds muscles | Tendons |
| Formed by the articulation of: -Femur & Os Coxae Joint capsule strengthened by: deep socket: acetabular labrum transverse: acetabular ligament | Hip Joint |
| Decreases the angle Bending the elbow or wrist | Flexion |
| Striaghtens a joint and returns a body part to the anatomical position | Extension |
| Extension of a joint beyond 180 degrees | Hyperextension |
| Away from the midsagittal line | Abduction |
| Towards the midsagittal line | Adduction |
| Raises a bone vertically | Elevation |
| Brings the bone down | Depression |
| Palm is forward | Supination |
| Palm is backward | ... |
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