Accessory Structures Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four accessory structures?
A
1.) Meniscus
2.) Fat Pad
3.) Accessory Ligaments
4.) Bursae
2
Q
What is the Meniscus?
A
Tough fibrocartilage disc found between bones, found in knee and TMJ
3
Q
Describe the fat pad?
A
Adipose, mass covered in synovial membrane, outside of joint capsule. fill in space when joint moves
4
Q
Describe the accessory ligaments
A
capsular ligaments can be outside (extracapsular) or inside (intracapsular)
-Sprain is stretched, torn collagen fibers
