joints vocab

joint

joint

functional junctions between bone

synarthrotic

immovable

amphiarthrotic

slightly immovable

diarthrotic

freely movable

synovial membrane

secretes synovial fluid

meniscus

shock absorbing pads of fibrocartilage

bursae

fluid filled sacs

fibrous joint

between bones that lie in close contact

cartilaginous joints

connected by either hyaline or fibrocartilage

synovial joints are...

diarthrotic

ball and socket joint

bone with a globular or egg shaped head articulating with the cup shaped cavity of another bone; allows the widest range of motions

hinge joint

convex surface of a bone fits into a concave surface of another; only moves backwards and forward

insertion

the moveable end

orgin

towards it's more fixed end