BIO 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Anatomical Terms Of Location, Relaxin, Scapula

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An articulation (joint) is a point of contact between bones, between cartilage and bone, or between teeth and bones. 4. tightness of fit between bones precise manner in which the bones fit together tightness of the tissues that bind the bones of the joint together position of the ligaments, muscles, and tendons surrounding the joint. Name the structural classification of joints and give a brief description of each. Fibrous there is no joint cavity. the bones are held tightly together by dense fibrous connective tissue. The bones are held together by a bridge of cartilage. Synovial there is a joint cavity present. the bones are held together loosely by a surrounding capsule of connective tissue and by various ligaments. Name the functional classification of joints and give a brief description of each. Amphiarthrosis this is a slightly movable joint. Diarthrosis this is a freely movable joint. Describe each of the following components of a synovial joint:

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