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Chapter 8 Q & A

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What are joints?   show
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show Some joints are completely immovable, some allow limited movement, most permit considerable movement  
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What are the classifications of joints?   show
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show They result when collagen fibers from one bone penetrates the adjacent bone, anchoring the bones in place  
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show 2 bones joined by cartilage that are slightly movable  
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show The most numerous and veersatile of all the body's joints; freely movable; 6 types of synovial joints  
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show Ball-and-socket joint such as the hip and shoulder  
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What are the 6 types of synovial joints?   show
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What is a pivot joint?   show
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show The dens of the axis articulating with the atlas and radioulnar joint  
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What is a hinge joint?   show
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show Elbow, knee, and interphalangeal joints  
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show 2 relatively flat bone surfaces slide over one another; least mobile of all the synovial joints  
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Where is a gliding joint located?   show
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What is a ball-and-socket joint?   show
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Where is a ball-and-socket joint located?   show
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What is a saddle joint?   show
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show An oval convex surface of one bone fits into a similarly shaped depression of another, allowing flexion and extension as well as side-to-side movement  
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show Found only in the thumbs  
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Where is a condyloid joint located?   show
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What are the 7 ranges of movement?   show
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show Bending a joint so as to DECREASE the angle of the joint  
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show Straightening a joint so as to INCREASE the angle between the bones  
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show Moving the toes UPWARD  
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show Moving the toes DOWNWARD  
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show When a bone spins TOWARD the body's midline  
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show When a bone spins AWAY FROM the body's midline  
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What is supination?   show
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show Movement that turns the palm DOWNWARD  
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show Extreme extension of a joint beyond its normally straight position  
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show Abduction is movement of a body part AWAY from the midline of the body. Adduction is the movement of a body part TOWARD the midline of the body  
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show The distal end of an appendage moves in a circle  
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What is the difference between inversion and eversion?   show
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show Protraction moves a part FORWARD. Retraction moves a part BACKWARD  
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What are the major anatomical features of the shoulder?   show
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show The elbow is a hinge joint consisting of 2 articulations. A single joint capsule encases both.  
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show The hip is a ball-and-socket joint, but more stable that the shoulder because the hip socket is much deeper  
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What are the major anatomical features of the knee?   show
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show Result of a downward driving force. The shoulder is the most likely joint to be dislocated and children are especially prone  
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How do most knee injuries occur?   show
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What is significant about joint replacement?   show
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show "Wear-and-tear" arthritis; common effect of aging; affects 85% of people over 70; affects the hips, intervertebral joints, and fingers  
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show Autoimmune disease; antibodies attack the synovial membrane; degeneration of the articular cartilage and thickening of the synovial membrane; pain and joint deformity; fatigue, fever, anemia; no cure  
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