Nsg 316 topic 13 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nonsynovial joints - ️️Joints that do not have a joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage. synovial joints - ️️created where two bones articulate to permit a variety of motions; freely movable joint muscle -️️tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body flexion - ️️bending limb at joint extension - ️️straightening limb at joint abduction -️️moving limb away from midline of body