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