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What will understanding the nature of joints do?

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 Understanding the nature of joints will help you treat patients with injuries such as ankle sprains

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What are joints also called

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articulations; sites where two or more bone meet

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What are functions of joint

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give skeleton mobility and hold skeleton together

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What are the two classifications of joint

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Structural and Functional

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Structural

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three types based on what material binds the joints and whether a cavity is present

Fibrous

Cartilaginous

Synovial

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Function classifications

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three types based on movement joint allows

Synarthroses

Amphiarthroses

Diarthroses

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Synarthorses

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immovable joints

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What is Amphiathroses

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slightly moveable joints

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What is Diarthroses

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freely moveable joints

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What is fibrous joints

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bones joined by dense fibrous connective tissue

No joint cavity

most are immovable

depends on length of connective tissue fibers