| Locomotor apparatus | | diarthrosis, joint capsule including an outer fibrous and an inner synovial membrane that secretes the synovial fluid. Articular cartilage |
| Articular system | | more than two bones (fermoro-tibia-patella joint) |
| Fibrous joint | | syndesmosis and symphysis |
| Cartilaginous joint | | joint is closed at the sagital plane |
| Ossified over time | | extra-articular synovial diverticulum that is generally located where the fibrous membrane is thinner or absent |
| Not ossified over time | | connective tissue band that connects 2 bones or cartilage together |
| Synovial joint | | translation only |
| Simple | | connects a bone to a muscle |
| Compound | | suture and synchrondrosis |
| Spheroid/ ball and socket | | musculoskeletal system which enables movement |
| Saddle | | similar to an articular recess (but at the synovial vagina). It is developed where the tendinous sheath is thin or absent |
| Condylar | | 3 axis of movement (coxofemoral joint) |
| Hinge | | a joint is the connection made between bones in the body which links the skeletal system into a functional whole |
| Pivot | | 2 axis of movement (carpus joint) |
| Plane | | joint is open at the sagital plane |
| Ligament | | 1 axis of movement (rotate) |
| Tendon | | segment is pushed away from the medial plane |
| Articular recess/pouch | | two bones (scapulo-humeral joint) |
| Tendinous recess/pouch | | lateral rotation of the antebrachial segment |
| Flexion | | synarthrosis, no articular cartilage, suture and syndesmosis |
| Extension | | special type of condylar joint (elbow joint) |
| Abduction | | segment is moved closer to the medial plant |
| Adduction | | amphiarthrosis, no articular cartilage, synchrondrosis and symphysis |
| Pronation | | medial rotation of the antebrachial segment |
| Supanation | | 1 axis of movement (femoro-tibiral joint) |
