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A joint, or articulation is the region where adjacent bones contact each other, for example the elbow, shoulder, or costovertebral joint. Terms that refer to joints include: articular process, referring to a projection that contacts an adjacent bone. suture, referring to an articulation between cranial bones.
For example, the English velar consonant /k/ is fronted before the vowel /iː/ (as in keep) compared to articulation of /k/ before other vowels (as in cool). This fronting is called palatalization. The relative position of a sound may be described as advanced (fronted), retracted (backed), raised, lowered, centralized, or mid-centralized.
A schematic of an anapsid skull showing the location of major dermal bones of the upper skull, including the quadrate bone (q).. The quadrate bone is a skull bone in most tetrapods, including amphibians, sauropsids (reptiles, birds), and early synapsids.
Cranial kinesis is the term for significant movement of skull bones relative to each other in addition to movement at the joint between the upper and lower jaws. It is usually taken to mean relative movement between the upper jaw and the braincase. [1] Most vertebrates have some form of a kinetic skull. [1]
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones, ossicles, or other hard structures in the body which link an animal's skeletal system into a functional whole. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are constructed to allow for different degrees and types of movement.
The point of maximum obstruction is called the place of articulation, and the way the obstruction forms and releases is the manner of articulation. For example, when making a p sound, the lips come together tightly, blocking the air momentarily and causing a buildup of air pressure. The lips then release suddenly, causing a burst of sound.
Articulation of the atlas with the epistropheus or axis; Articulations of the vertebral column with the cranium; Articulation of the mandible; Costovertebral articulations; Sternocostal articulations; Articulation of the manubrium and body of the sternum; Articulation of the vertebral column with the pelvis; Articulations of the pelvis
Articulation (anatomy), the location at which two or more bones make contact; Articulation (architecture), in art and architecture, is a method of styling the joints in the formal elements of architectural design; Articulation (botany), a joint between two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem; see Glossary of botanical terms