BIOL 261: Joints
12 Cards in this Set
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Synarthrotic
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allow no movement
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Amphiarthrotic Joint
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slight or limited movement
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Diarthrotic Joint
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free movement
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Fibrous Joint
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No joint cavity
Bones are connected by fibrous dense regular connective tissue
Nearly all are SYNARTHROSES
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Suture
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Synarthrosis
flat bones of the skull
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Syndesmosis
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interosseous membrane between radius and ulna
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Gomphosis
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synarthrosis
teeth in ligament
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Cartilaginous Joints
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bones are connected by cartilage
no joint cavity
most are synarthrosis and amphiarthroses
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Sunchondrosis
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synarthrosis
epiphyseal plates
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Symphesis
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amphiarthrosis
intervertebral discs
pubic symphesis
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Bony Fusion
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Two separate bones have fused together
no joint cavity
synarthrotic joint
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Synovial Joint
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DIARTHROTIC
most joints of the body
Simple or Compound
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BIOL 261: Joints