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What are the two main classifications of joints?

Joints are classified by structure and function.

What type of joint is characterized by bones connected by dense connective tissue with no joint cavity?

Fibrous Joints.

What type of joint allows for limited movement and is connected by cartilage?

Cartilaginous Joints.

What is the primary characteristic of synovial joints?

They have a fluid-filled cavity allowing significant movement.

What is an example of a fibrous joint that is immovable?

Sutures between skull bones.

What type of fibrous joint allows slight movement?

Syndesmoses (e.g., between the radius and ulna).

What is an example of a cartilaginous joint that is immovable?

Synchondroses (e.g., epiphyseal plates in children).

What type of joint allows for flexion and extension?

Hinge Joints (e.g., elbow, knee).

Which type of synovial joint allows movement in multiple axes and planes?

Ball-and-Socket Joints (e.g., shoulder, hip).

What kind of joint is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?

Synovial, hinge, and gliding joint.

What are the two types of intervertebral joints found in the vertebral column?

Symphyses (between vertebral bodies) and synovial (between vertebral arches).

What type of joint is a thumb joint classified as?

Saddle Joint.

What are the three types of joints found in the lower limb?

Ball-and-Socket (hip), hinge (knee, ankle), hinge (toe joints).

Which joint type contributes to the shoulder's wide range of motion?

Ball-and-Socket Joint.

At which joints are gomphoses found?

Peg-in-socket joints, such as teeth in alveolar sockets.

Give an example of a synovial joint found in the wrist region.

Condyloid joint (e.g., radiocarpal joint).