Lesson 4.4 Crossword
Across
1. | type of diarthrosis in which one articulating bone surface is an oval, convex shape, and the other is a reciprocally shaped concave surface |
6. | a diarthrodial joint |
8. | type of diarthrosis that allows only sliding motion of the articulating bones |
10. | joint type that permits only slight motions |
11. | type of diarthrosis in which the articulating bone surfaces are both shaped like the seat of a riding saddle |
12. | joint at which dense, fibrous tissue binds the bones together, permitting extremely limited movement |
13. | fibrous joint that can absorb shock, but permits little or no movement of the articulating bones |
14. | type of amphiarthrosis joint in which the articulating bones are held together by a thin layer of hyaline cartilage |
Down
2. | freely movable joints; also known as synovial joints |
3. | double-layered synovial structures surrounding tendons subject to friction given their position close to bones; secrete synovial fluid to promote free motion of the tendons during joint movement |
4. | type of amphiarthrosis joint in which a thin plate of hyaline cartilage separates a disc of fibrocartilage from the bones |
5. | type of diarthrosis that allows only hingelike movements in forward and backward directions |
7. | bands composed of collagen and elastic fibers that connect bones to other bones |
9. | small capsules lined with synovial membranes and filled with synovial fluid; they cushion the structures they separate |