Hemodynamics - Blood and its composition. 1  Blood is a complex liquid. Blood is composed of plasma and formed elements. 2  Normal blood plasma behaves like a Newtonian fluid at physiological rates of shear. 3  The osmotic pressure of solution is determined by the number of particles present and by the temperature.
A synovial joint, also known as diarthrosis, is the most common and most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal. As with most other joints, synovial joints achieve movement at the point of contact of the articulating bones.Structural and functional differences distinguish synovial joints from cartilaginous joints (synchondroses and symphyses) and fibrous joints (sutures, gomphoses, and syndesmoses). Articular cartilage: the bones of a synovial joint are covered by this layer of hyaline cartilage that lines the epiphyses of joint end of bone with a smooth, slippery surface that does not bind them together; articular cartilage functions to absorb shock and reduce friction during movement.
ball-and-socket joint a synovial joint in which the rounded or spheroidal surface of one bone (the âballâ) moves within a cup-shaped depression (the âsocketâ) on another bone, allowing greater freedom of movement than any other type of joint. See illustration. Called also polyaxial or spheroidal joint.