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Figure 8.1 Using Figure 8.1, match the following: -Synovial membrane.

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The amount of movement permitted by a particular joint is the basis for the functional classification of joints.

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Why is muscle tone the most important stabilizing factor for most joints?

Mary has been suffering from a "bad knee" for several months. She is a tennis player who often slides in to attack a ball; she is an aerobic devotee and a jogger. She visited an orthopedic surgeon last week who told her that he would "like to have a look at her knee joint." He also told her that her symptoms indicated damage to the meniscus, and it might have to be removed. What will the doctor do to see the joint, and if the meniscus is removed will Mary be able to play tennis again?

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Joint 1.

Briefly describe a typical synovial joint.

What is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane called?

Although uric acid is a normal waste product of nucleic acid metabolism, why are so many men suffering from a condition known as gouty arthritis? How does this product that should be eliminated in the urine cause so much pain when things go wrong?

What are menisci?

Tendon sheaths ________.

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, what type of axis does each joint have? -Joint 6.

Match the following: A) Suture B) Symphysis C) Syndesmosis D) Gomphosis -Bones united by fibrocartilage

Pointing the toes is an example of ________.

Synovial fluid contains phagocytic cells that protect the cavity from invasion by microbes or other debris.

The only movement allowed between the first two cervical vertebrae is flexion.

Synarthrotic joints ________.

Turning the foot medially at the ankle would be called ________.

The type of joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal is a ________ joint.

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Joint 2.

Why are epiphyseal plates considered temporary joints?