4d - Skeletal System; Joints Flashcards
a joint is
where two or more bones meet
ligament is
connecting bone to bone
tendon is
connecting muscle to bone
joints tissue types (3)
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
amount of movement (3)
synarthrosis - little or no movement
amphiarthrosis - slight movement
diarthrosis - freely mobile
arthrosis means
joint
fibrous joint united by
irregular dense connective tissue
fibrous joint movement
immovable (synarthrosis)
fibrous joint example
skull - sutures
cartilaginous joints also known as
fibrocartilage
cartilaginous joints movement (2 types with examples)
little movement - pelvic symphysis and mandibular symphysis
some movement - between vertebrae bodies and between sternebrae
synovial joints movement
wide range of mobility
synovial joints bones seperated by what
joint cavity
what is the joint cavity
a space filled with synovial fluid (where bones are separated in synovial joint)
what is synovial fluid secreted by
synovial membrane
synovial fluid purpose (2)
lubricate joint
provide nutrition to hyaline cartilage
what does hyaline cartilage cover
bone surface
synovial fluid structure
straw coloured viscous fluid - looks like egg white
what three types of ligament found in synovial joints
collateral
intrascapular
cruciate
collateral ligaments purpose and location
stabilisers on either side of joint