1.1 Anatomy of Motion Flashcards
Typical adult count of bones
206
Bone count at birth
270
Semirigid, resilient, avascular;
Seen where flexibility is required
Cartilage
Classification of joints:
With collagen fibers in between
Fibrous joints
Classification of joints:
joined by cartilage
Cartilagenous jounts
Classification of joints:
seperated by a space with slippery lubricant; freely movable
Synovial joint
Types of fibrous joints:
Type of fibrous joint in the skull
Sutures
Types of fibrous joints:
Fibrous joint between tooth and its socket
Gomphoses
Types of fibrous joints:
More movable, have longer fibers connecting the jounts
Syndesmoses
Cartilagenous joint joined by hyaline cartilage
Synchondroses
Cartilagenous jount joined by fibrocartilage
Symphyses
Time of complete fusion of bones
Late adolescence or early 20s
Small nodular bone embedded in a tendon or joint capsule
Sesamoid bone