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What is a diarthrodial joint? - ANSWER -also known as synovial joints -freely moveable -capsule has hyaline adn synovial fluid
Ball and Socket - ANSWER -Enarthroidal -triplanar joint
ex: Glenohumeral joint
Condyloid - ANSWER -Biaxial -2 plane joint
ex: Radiocarpal wrist joint
Gliding - ANSWER -Arthrodial -triplanar joint
ex: carpal bones
Hinge - ANSWER -Ginglymus -1 plane joint
ex: humeroulnar elbow joint
Pivot - ANSWER -Trochoidal -1 plane joint
ex: Radioulnar forearm joint
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Saddle - ANSWER -Sellar -2 plane joint
ex: thumb only
Abduction - ANSWER movement away from the mid-line of the body
Adduction - ANSWER movement toward the mid-line of the body
flexion - ANSWER decreasing the angle of a body part
extension - ANSWER increasing the angle of a body part
external rotation - ANSWER rotation away from the mid-line of the body
internal rotation - ANSWER rotation toward the mid-line of the body
Sagittal plane - ANSWER frontal axis
frontal plane - ANSWER sagittal axis
transverse plane - ANSWER vertical or lateral axis
excitability - ANSWER responsive to chemical and electrical impulses
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contractability - ANSWER ability to contract and generate force
extensibility - ANSWER ability to be stretched beyond resting length
elasticity - ANSWER can return to original length
origin - ANSWER proximal attachment
insertion - ANSWER distal attachment or moveable part
aggregate muscle action - ANSWER multiple muscles working together to achieve an action
isometric muscle action - ANSWER static contraction angle remaining constant
isotonic muscle action - ANSWER dynamic contraction angles change
isotonic: concentric - ANSWER muscle develops tension as it shortens to create
movement
isotonic: eccentric - ANSWER muscle generates forces as it lengthens, usually working against gravity to control movement
How does a muscle generate force or contractility? - ANSWER -increase the number of
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