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Joints

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Sites where bones meet

Back (Answer)

Joints

#2
Front (Question)

Weakest part of the skeleton

Back (Answer)

Joints

#3
Front (Question)

Can also be called articulations

Back (Answer)

Joints

#4
Front (Question)

Fibrous joints

Back (Answer)

Immovable joints (e.g. sutural bones) called synarthroses

#5
Front (Question)

Cartilaginous joints

Back (Answer)

Slightly movable joints (e.g. ribs while breathing) called amphiarthroses

#6
Front (Question)

• Acts as “cushion” at the ends of bones • Reduces friction and absorbs shock

Back (Answer)

Articular cartilage (hyaline cartilage)

#7
Front (Question)

Synovial joints

Back (Answer)

Freely moving joints called **diarthroses **(e.g. knees)

#8
Front (Question)

Synarthroses

Back (Answer)

Immovable (fibrous) joints

#9
Front (Question)

Amphiarthrosis

Back (Answer)

Slightly movable (cartilaginous) joint

#10
Front (Question)

Diarthrosis

Back (Answer)

Freely moving (synovial) joint

#11
Front (Question)

Freely moving joints

Back (Answer)

Synovial joints called diarthroses

#12
Front (Question)

Slightly movable joints

Back (Answer)

Cartilaginous joints called amphiarthroses

#13
Front (Question)

Immovable joints

Back (Answer)

Fibrous joints called synarthroses

#14
Front (Question)

Articulating bones separated by a fluid filled cavity

Back (Answer)

Synovial joints (also called diarthroses)

#15
Front (Question)

5 parts that make up the general structure of a synovial joint

Back (Answer)

• Articular (hyaline) cartilage • Articular capsule (joint capsule) • Synovial cavity (joint cavity) • Synovial fluid • Reinforcing ligaments

#16
Front (Question)

Bag of lubricant closely associated with a joint to reduce friction

Back (Answer)

Bursa

#17
Front (Question)

“Wrapper” around a tendon

Back (Answer)

Tendon sheath

#18
Front (Question)

• Reinforcing ligaments that hold a joint together become stretched or torn • Healing is slow due to poor vascularization

Back (Answer)

Sprain

#19
Front (Question)

• Bone is forced out of its normal position • Accompanied by sprains and inflammation

Back (Answer)

Dislocation

#20
Front (Question)

Inflammation of a bursa from excess friction/stress (e.g. repetitive motion)

Back (Answer)

Bursitis

#21
Front (Question)

Joints that allow us to move

Back (Answer)

Synovial joints/Diarthroses

#22
Front (Question)

Made up of hyaluronic acid and a filtrate of blood plasma

Back (Answer)

Synovial fluid

#23
Front (Question)

Viscous (thick) part of synovial fluid

Back (Answer)

Hyaluronic acid

#24
Front (Question)

Watery part of synovial fluid

Back (Answer)

Filtrate of blood plasma