1.
abduction: movement of a body part away from the midsagittal line
2.
adduction: movement toward the midsagittal line , return to anatomical position
3.
amphiarthroses: slightly movable joints
4.
ball-and-socket joints: smooth hemispherical head that fits within a cuplike depression on the other, hip and shoulder
5.
bursa: fibrous sac filled with synovial fluid,
located between adjacent muscles or where a tendon
passes over a bone
6.
cartilaginous joints: bones held together by cartilage;
no joint cavity
7.
circumduction: movement in which one end of an appendage remains relatively stationary while the other end makes circle
8.
condyloid (ellipsoid) joints: an
oval convex surface on one bone that fits into a
similarly shaped depression on the next
9.
diarthroses: freely movable synovial joints
10.
dorsiflexion: movement in which the toes are raised
11.
elevation: movement that raises a bone vertically
12.
eversion: turning of the soles to face laterally
13.
extension: movement that straightens a joint and returns a body part to anatomical position
14.
factors that affect the range of motion of
a joint: ...
15.
fibrous joints: bones held together by collagenous fibers
extending from the matrix of one bone into the matrix of the next; no joint cavity
16.
first-class lever: lever with fulcrum in the middle
17.
flexion: movement that decreases
the angle of a joint, usually in a sagittal plane
18.
fulcrum: fixed point in a joint
19.
give an anatomical example of a first-, second-, and third-class lever: ...
20.
gliding (plane) joint: adjacent bones slide over each other
21.
gomphosis: ...
22.
hinge joints: one bone has a
convex surface that fits into a concave depression of
the other one
23.
hyperextension: the extension of a joint beyond 180°
24.
inversion: movement in which the soles are turned medially
25.
lateral excursion: sideways movement to the right or left
26.
lever: any elongated, rigid object that rotates around a
fixed point
27.
ligament: tissue that attaches one bone to another
28.
medial excursion: movement back to the midline
29.
meniscus: cartilage that forms a pad in a joint
30.
name some joints that become synostoses as they age: frontal bone and mandible
31.
Name two symphyses.: ...
32.
Name two synchondroses.: ...
33.
pivots joints: one bone has a projection that fits into a ringlike ligament of another
34.
plantar flexion: extension of the foot so that the toes point
downward
35.
pronation: palm faces toward the rear or downward
36.
protraction: movement of a bone anteriorly (forward) on a horizontal plane
37.
retraction: movement posteriorly
38.
rotation: movement in which a bone turns on its longitudinal
axis
39.
saddle joint: joint at the base of the thumb, responsible for opposable thumb
40.
second-class lever: lever with resistance is in the middle
41.
six types of synovial joints: ...
42.
supination: palm faces forward or upward, anatomical position
43.
suture: ...
44.
synarthroses: joints with little or no movement
45.
syndesmosis: ...
46.
synovial fluid: slippery lubricant in a joint
47.
synovial joints: Bones separated by a joint cavity,
lubricated by synovial fluid, enclosed in fibrous joint capsule
48.
tendon: strip or sheet of tough, collagenous connective tissue
that attaches a muscle to a bone
49.
tendon sheaths: elongated cylinders wrapped around a tendon, numerous in the hand and foot
50.
third-class lever: lever where the effort is applied between the fulcrum and resistance
51.
three types of fibrous joints: sutures, gomphoses, and syndesmoses
52.
three types of sutures: serrate, lap, and plane sutures
53.
two systems to classify joints: structural and functional
54.
two types of cartilaginous joints: synchondroses and symphyses
55.
What is the difference between arthrology and
kinesiology?: ...
