8 Review

• Word that matches: no movement

  synarthrosis
• Word that matches: synovial (think synovial joint also known as...)

  diarthrosis
• Word that matches: increased angle (movement)

  extension
• Word that matches: bursae

  fluid-filled pockets
• Word that matches: palm facing anteriorly

  supination
• Word that matches: digging in heels

  dorsiflexion
• Word that matches: fibrous cartilage (think what they might be part of)

  intervertebral disc
• Word that matches: carpus

  wrist joint
• Word that matches: menisci (where is it)

  knee
• The function of a bursa is to

  reduce friction between a bone and tendon as well as absorb shock
• Which is NOT a function of synovial fluid? 


  increase osmotic pressure within joint
• A twisting motion of the foot that turns the sole inward is

  inversion
• A twisting motion of the foot that turns the sole outward is

  eversion
• Compare and contrast the strength and stability of a joint with respect to mobility

  No joint can be very mobile and very strong. If a joint is very strong then it is not mobile, and if a joint is very mobile than it is not strong
• How does the classification of a joint change when an epiphysis fuses at the ends of a long bone?

  When two parts of a bone are united by cartilage before fusion, it is synchondrosis. After fusion, it is synotosis
• How do articular cartilages differ from other cartilages in the body?

  Articular cartilages cover articulating surfaces of the bone. Resembles hyaline cartilage but has no perichondrium and the matrix has more water