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9 Joints
Learning Outcomes

These Learning Outcomes correspond
by number to this chapter’s sections
and indicate what you should be able
to do after completing the chapter.

9-1 Contrast the major

9-2 categories of joints, and
explain the relationship
9-3 between structure and
9-4 function for each category.
9-5
9-6 Describe the basic structure
9-7
9-8 of a synovial joint, and describe
common synovial joint accessory
structures and their functions.

Describe how the anatomical and

functional properties of synovial joints
permit movements of the skeleton.

Describe the joints between the vertebrae of the

vertebral column.

Describe the structure and function of the shoulder

joint and the elbow joint.

Describe the structure and function of the hip joint and

the knee joint.

Describe the effects of aging on joints, and discuss the most

common age-related clinical problems for joints.

Explain the functional relationships between the skeletal system

and other body systems.

Spotlight Clinical Case Clinical Notes

● Joint Movement pp. 296–297 ● What’s Ailing the Birthday Girl? p. 290 ● Bursitis and Bunions p. 294
● Dislocation and Subluxation p. 294
● Damage to Intervertebral Discs p. 301
● Knee Injuries p. 309