Dog Major Joint Anatomy
Across
- 4. A small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between moving parts of a joint.
- 9. The tough connective tissue band holding bone to bone at a joint.
- 10. The smooth, rubbery tissue covering the ends of bones in a joint.
- 11. A joint that allows movement in only one plane, like the elbow.
- 13. The formal anatomical term for a joint, where two bones meet.
- 14. A rotary joint allowing only rotational movement, like the atlantoaxial joint.
- 15. A joint allowing only sliding movements, found between carpal bones.
Down
- 1. The most common and freely movable type of joint in the body.
- 2. The envelope surrounding a synovial joint.
- 3. The cup-like depression that receives the ball in a joint like the hip or shoulder.
- 5. A joint movement that increases the angle between the bones.
- 6. A crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous pad found in joints like the knee.
- 7. The rounded bone head that fits into a cup-like depression in a ball-and-socket joint.
- 8. A joint movement that decreases the angle between the bones.
- 12. A joint where one bone is concave and the other is convex, found at the base of the thumb.