Freely Movable Joint

Gliding

Acromioclavicular: Scapula/Calvicle; Sacroilialic:Sacrum/Ilium; Intercarpal: between carpal bones

Outer Layer

dense fibrous tissue completely surrounds the ends of bones; almost no blood flow and lots of nerves

Inner Layer

stranum synovian; lots of blood flow; almost of nerves and secretes synovial fluid

Ball and Socket

Hip: femus/pelvis. Shoulder:Humerus/Scapula

Synovial Joints

aka Freely Movable Joints

Uniaxial

allows motion in one plane. elbow:humerus/ulna; knee: femur/tibia; Finger: interphalangeal

Triaxial

allows motion in three plane.

Biaxial

allows motion in two planes; Condyloid: kunckles: metacarplas/phalanges.

Sprain

an over streching of a ligament or other joint structure

Pivot

one bone rotates around another. Ulna/Radius; Atlas/Axis

Saddle

tibia or fibula/talus