Joints

Synarthrosis

immovable joint

Amphiarthrosis

slightly movable joint

Diarthrosis

freely movable joint

Types of fibrous Joints

sutures, syndesmoses, gomphoses

types of cartiliginous joints

synchondroses and symphyses

plane joint

allows only gliding movement (side to side)

hinge joint

Bending in only one plane

pivot joint

rotating bone turns around an axis

condylar joint

Movement in two ways

saddle joint

type of joint found at the base of each thumb; allows grasping and rotation

ball and socket joint

A joint that allows internal and external rotation, as well as bending.

Dorsiflexion

bending of the foot or the toes upward

plantar flexion

bending of the sole of the foot by curling the toes toward the ground

inversion

Turning the sole of the foot inward

Eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward

Circumduction

circular cone like movements

rotation

movement of upper body in a longitude way (turning head side to side)

suplation

Forearms facing anteriorly

pronation

Forearms facing posteriorly

Symphasis

Bones connected by fibrous joints

Synchondrosis

Bones connected by hyaline cartilage

Syndesmosis

bones held together by membrane

Gomphosis

root of tooth attached to jaw