NSE 13A/B Study Guide - Malleolus, Caffeine, Ulna
16 Dec 2012
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Which activities give you problems: muscles (pain/cramps, weakness) Do the muscles look smaller there: bones (pain, deformity, trauma) Communicating any trouble talking, using phone, writing: self-care behaviors. Describe the type of exercise, frequency, warm-up program. [if person has chronic disability or crippling illness] Synovial joints are freely movable because they have bones that are separated from each other and are enclosed in a joint cavity (filled with synovial fluid). Synovial fluid allows sliding of opposing surfaces, which permits movement. Resilient cartilage covers the surface of opposing bones. Cartilage is avascular (receives nourishment from synovial fluid). It is a stable connective tissue with a slow cell turnover. It cushions the bones and gives a smooth surface to facilitate movement. The joint is surrounded a fibrous capsule and is supported by ligaments. Ligaments are fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions.
