NURSING 1J02 Lecture 3: Week 3 - MSK Assessment
24 Mar 2018
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The skeleton is the bony framework of the body. It has 206 bones, which support the body. Bone and cartilage are specialized forms of connective tissue. Bone is hard, rigid, and very dense. The joint is a place of union of two or more bones (articulation: are the functional units of the msk system, they enable mobility needed for adl"s. In non-synovial joints, the bones are united by fibrous tissue and are immovable or slightly movable. Synovial joints move freely because they have bones that are separated from each other and are enclosed in a joint cavity: cavity is filled with a lubricant called synovial fluid, allows for sliding of opposing surfaces, sliding . Each joint is surrounded by a fibrous capsule and is supported by ligaments: are fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and prevent movement in undesirable directions.
