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Anatomy Joints Flashcards

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STRUCTURAL JOINTS

A

IS THERE A JOINT CAVITY
CONNECTIVE TISSUE INVOLVED

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FUNCTIONAL JOINTS

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WHAT DEGREE OF MOVEMENT IS PERMITTED

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3 STRUCTURAL
SUBCATEGORIES
& accessory structures

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FIBROUS - SKULL & TEETH - suture joint held together by dense collagen fibres
CARTILAGINOUS - PUBIC SYMPHYSIS held together by a bar of cartilage
SYNOVIAL - (SHOULDER, KNEE,) held together by ligaments - cavity enclosed two layered capsule
JOINT CAPSULE - ligaments bursae & tendons
hyaline menisci in articular discs
ARTERIAL BRANCHES
NERVE ENDINGS

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6 SYNOVIAL JOINTS

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PLANAR - foot
HINGE PIN - elbow
PIVOT PIN - radius and ulna
CONDYLOID - wrist
SADDLE - thumb
BALL & SOCKET - hip

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AGE & JOINTS

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DECREASED SYNOVIAL FLUID
THINNING ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
LOSS OF LENGTH & FLEXIBILITY
ARTHROPLASTY TO REPLACE THE JOINT CAN BE PERFORMED

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SYNOVIAL JOINT CHARACTERISTICS

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Held Together by Ligaments - Cavity Enclosed Two Layered Joint Capsule Nerve and Blood Supply - ligaments bursae & tendons.

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