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| The functional classification of joints that allows little or no movement would be a _____________. | synarthrosis |
| The functional classification of most synovial joints is ___________. | diarthrosis |
| The attachment of a tooth to its socket by a fibrous ligament is called a _________. | gomphosis |
| The most moveable of the fibrous joints in which two bones are bound by a ligament only, such as the interosseous membrane that connects the radius to the ulna, is called a ___________. | syndesmosis |
| Cartilaginous joints that use fibrocartilage to connect two bones are collectively called symphyses and are functionally considered ______________. | amphiarthroses |
| The left and right mandible are present at birth but then fuse to form a single bone with a bony joint called a __________. | synostosis |
| The articular cartilage of a synovial joint is composed of _______ cartilage. | hyaline |
| Sac-like extensions of the joint capsule that function to cushion muscles and help tendons slide over bone are called ______. | bursae |
| The only multiaxial joints of the skeleton are the ________ and the hip. | shoulder |
| The atlantoaxial joint is an example of a _____ synovial joint. | pivot |
| Movement of a synovial joint that decreases the angle the of the joint is called _______. | flexion |
| Movement of your arms away from the midline by raising them at your side is called _________. | abduction |
| Heel strike or raising your toes up as you walk so your foot lands heel first is called ____________. | dorsiflexion |
| The most important stabilizer of the humeroscapular joint is the tendon of the ______ _______. | biceps brachii |
| The _______ ligament holds the head of the radius in the proximal radioulnar joint to form a pivot joint. | annular |
| The firbrocartilage rim that helps hold the head of the femur in the acetabulum is called the __________ ______. | acetabular labrum |
| The hinge joint of the knee is the ____________ articulation. | tibiofemoral |
| _______ are fibrocartilage pads found in the jaw, wrist, and knee that function to absorb shock and guide bones across each other. | Menisci |
| The _______ ligament binds the tibia to the foot on the medial side. | deltoid |
| Two functions of synovial fluid are ___________ and to nourish cartilage and removes waste | lubrication |
| Synchondroses and _________ are two types of cartilaginous joints. | symphyses |
| There are three classes of functional joints diarthroses, amphiarthroses and ____________. | synarthroses |
| An example of the synovial joints called ball and socket are the shoulder and ___. | hip |
| An example of the synovial joints called gliding joints are the tarsals and _______. | carpals |
| An example of the synovial joints called hinged joints are the elbow, ____, fingers. | knee |
