BIOS 251 Week 7 Case Study; Joints
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Case Study: Joints Dhruti Patel Chamberlain University College of Nursing BIOS 251 Professor Don McClure Date The following is a list of joints' structural classifications. Bones bound together by thick collagen fibers, such as the sutures in our skull, form fibrous joints. The intervertebral disc and pubic symphysis are cartilaginous joints, whereas the hip, knee, and shoulder are synovial joints, which are kept together by ligaments. The following is a list of the joints' functional classifications: An immovable joint is called a synarthrosis, a slightly movable joint is called anamphiarthrosis, and a freely movable joint is called a diarthrosis. Examples of such joints include ball-and-socket joints, ellipsoid joints, condyloid joints, hinge joints, gliding joints, saddle joints, and pivot joints. The knee is a hinge joint, a kind of monaxial synovial joint. It permits motion in a single plane, like flexion or extension. The tibia and femur meet in the center of the knee where the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is located. Moreover, it helps to stabilize the knee and prevents the tibia from slipping too far anteriorly to the femur. When the knee is fully e
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