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==Synovial Joints==
 
==Synovial Joints==
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[[Image:Synovial Joint.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Synovial Joint - Wikimedia Commons 2008]]
 
*Articulating joints are separated by a fluid-filled joint cavity, which is bounded by a synovial membrane
 
*Articulating joints are separated by a fluid-filled joint cavity, which is bounded by a synovial membrane
 
**Synovial membrane: pink connective tissue sheet, vascular and sensitive
 
**Synovial membrane: pink connective tissue sheet, vascular and sensitive
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**Encloses bone and muscle insertions within joint capsule
 
**Encloses bone and muscle insertions within joint capsule
 
**Supplied by blood vessels and nerve endings
 
**Supplied by blood vessels and nerve endings
*Articular cartilage covers the articular surfaces [[Image:Normal joint cartilage.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Normal joint cartilage (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
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*Articular cartilage covers the articular surfaces  
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[[Image:Normal joint cartilage.jpg|right|thumb|100px|<small><center>Normal joint cartilage (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
 
**Usually, this is [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Hyaline]], although [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Fibrocartilage]] or fibrous tissue can substitute
 
**Usually, this is [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Hyaline]], although [[Bones and Cartilage - Anatomy & Physiology#Structure and Function of Cartilage|Fibrocartilage]] or fibrous tissue can substitute
 
**Articular cartilage is avascular and insensitive
 
**Articular cartilage is avascular and insensitive
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