| A | B |
|---|
| arthology | scinetific study of joints |
| amphiarthrosis | a slightly movable joint |
| diathrosis | a freely movable joint |
| synarthrosis | an immovable joint |
| suture | fibrous joint between bones of skull |
| hyaline cartilage | covers articulating bones |
| synovial fluid | fluid found in diathrotic joint |
| hinge joint | joint that permits flexion and extension only |
| ball-and-socket joint | allows for movement in three planes |
| flexion | decreases angle between bones; bending |
| meniscus | cartilage found in a joint; commonly torn by atheletes, stablize joint |
| patellar ligament | ligament found in the knee |
| protraction | movement of mandible (jaw) forward |
| retraction | movement of mandible (jaw) backward |
| dorsiflexion | standing on heels |
| plantar flexion | standing on toes |
| abduction | movement away from midline |
| adduction | movement toward midline |
| pivot joint | joint that allows for rotation movement |
| extension | increases angle between bones; straightening |
| rheumatology | field of medicine that studies joint diseases and conditions |
| osteoarthritis | wear and tear of joints; common in older people |
| gouty arthritis | involves deposits of uric acid crystals; damages kidneys |
| rheumatoid arthritis | an autoimmune disease; cripples; inflammation of synovial membrane |
| joint | point of contact between bones, between cartilage and bones, or between teeth and bones |
| immovable joints | found in skull, rib and sternum, teeth and jaw, long bones |
| anterior cruciate ligament | common ligament torn by athletes |
| synovial cavity | found in diathrotic joints |
| ligaments | connective tissut that attaches bone to bone |
| Lyme disease | caused by bacterium; transmitted by deer ticks |
| hinge joint | joint that permits flexion, extension and hyperextension |
| saddle joint | allows thumb to move in circle |
| dislocation | displacement of bone from a joint |
| sprain | twisting of a joint |
| strain | overstretching of a muscle |
