7/22 Questions Exam 1 Flashcards
What term is used to identify the study of ligaments?
Syndesmology
What are the three histological classifications of joints?
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial Fluid
What is the condition in which teeth are abnormally aligned during closure of the mouth?
Malocclusion
What fibrous connective tissue classically fills the joints space of a syndesmosis?
Interosseous Ligament
What are the examples of the typical syndesmosis from the vertebral column?
Most of the ligamentous joints of the vertebral column and ligamentous sacro-iliac joints
What are the characteristics of the (amphiarthrosis) synchondrosis?
They are primary cartilage joints, temporary in longevity, composed of hyaline cartilage and form between ossification centers within a cartilage template
What are examples of temporary cartilage joints?
Metaphysis
Neuro-central joint
Neural arch joint
Chondrocranium
What are examples of a permanent (amphiarthrosis) synchondrosis?
Costochondral joints or the first sternochondral joint
Which cartilage joint classification would be considered secondary?
(Amphiarthrosis) symphysis
What type of cartilage is characteristic of the (amphiarthrosis) symphysis?
Fibrocartilage or Fibrous Cartilage
What are the characteristics of a (amphiarthrosis) symphysis?
Limited motion
Median plane location
Support ligaments both anterior and posterior to the joint
More permanent in longevity than synchondrosis
They occur between bones developing by endochondral ossification
What are the classic examples of a (amphiarthrosis) symphysis?
Intervertebral disc
Pubic Symphysis
Sternal Symphyses
Symphysis menti
Which example of a (amphiarthrosis) symphysis is temporary?
Symphysis menti
What are the four consistent features of synovial (diarthrosis) joints?
Articular or Fibrous capsule
Synovial membrane
Articular cartilage
Synovial fluid
Thickening of the fibrous capsule connective tissue will form the ___?
Capsular ligament
