Health Sciences 2300A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Hyaline Cartilage, Stylomandibular Ligament, Synovial Fluid

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2300A/B
• Professor: Jamie Melling

Document Summary

Movement of bones bones: back and forth, side to side over one another little change in angle between bone around the longitudinal axis in limbs, may be medial or lateral. Movement of bone toward the midline, usually in frontal plane. Movement of the bone away from midline, usually in the frontal plane. Flexion, abduction, extension etc. in succession at the distal end of body part moves in circle. Increase in angle between articulation bones (sagittal plane) Anterior movement of body parts in the transverse plane. Posterior movement of body parts in the transverse plane. Bending of foot in articulating bones directions of superior surface. Movement of forearm that turns the palm anteriorly. Movement of thumb across palm to touch finger tips on same hand. Functional classification: synarthroses immovable, axial is immovable, amphiarthroses -slightly moveable, axial skeleton, diarthroses -freely moveable, appendicular skeleton is freely movable, no limit to the movement.