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| what is an example of saddle diarthrosis? | thumb and trapezium articulation |
| what is saddle diarthrosis? | looks like a horse's saddle w/ rider |
| what is synovial membrane? | in articular capsule; secretes synovial fluid- lubricates, reduces friciton, supplies nutrients, and removes wates from the chondrocytes of articular cartilage |
| what is rheumatiod arthritis? | an auto immune disease; immune system attacks its own tissues |
| what are the ligaments in the knee? | menisci and anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) |
| what are the extra pads in the knee called? | menisci (articular disks) |
| what is the purpose of articular cartilage in diarthrosis? | cover the surface of aticulating bones |
| what is bursae? | water bags of synovial fluid placed around joint at locations where things are rubbing together |
| what is the function of bursae? | to reduce friction |
| what are 2 immovable joints? | sutures and teeth |
| what is symphysis? | joint characterized by the prsence of a pad or disk of fibrocatilage connecting the 2 bones; amphiarthrosis |
| what is gomphosis? | fibrous joint where a process is inserted into a socket; (ex: between tooth and mandible); synarthrosis |
| what kind of joint is synarthrosis? | immovable |
| what kind of joint is amphiarthrosis? | slightly movable |
| what kind of joint is diarthrosis? | freely movable |
| what is synchondrosis? | joint characterized by the presence of hyaline cartilage between articulating bones; synarthrosis |
| what is syndesmsis? | fibrous joint; fibrousbands connect 2 bones( ex: epiphyseal plate); amphiarthrosis |
