Arthrology Flashcards
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Fibrous Joints
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1 - Sutures
2 - Syndesmoses
3 - Gomphoses
2
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Suture
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- fibrous jt
- held together by tight collagen fibers (dense fibrous CT)
- good congruency
- allows virtually no movement
(i.e. sutures in skull)
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Syndesmoses
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- fibrous jt
- bound by fibrous collagen fibers
- may allow for little movement or for a lot of movement
- think of them as interosseous membranes
- increased movement (interosseous membrane of antebrachium)
- decreased movement (interosseous membrane of shin)
4
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Gomphosis
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- fibrous joint
- teeth to mandible and maxilla
5
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3 Structural Categories of Joints
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1 - FIBROUS (sutures; syndesmoses; gomphoses)
2 - CARTILAGINOUS (synchondroses; symphysis)
3 - SYNOVIAL (majority of joints)
based on binding tissues
6
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Hyaline Cartilage Joint
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- we will only consider the 1st Rib -> Sternum as a hyaline cartilage joint (1st sternocostal joint)
- Ribs 2-10 are all in fact Synovial joints
7
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Fibrocartilage Joints
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- symphysis
- i.e. intervertebral disks; pubic symphysis
8
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Synovial Joint Components
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- Synovial Membrane
- Synovial Fluid
- Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
- Fibrous Joint Capsule
9
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Synovial Membrane
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- lines the joint capsule
- sole purpose is to produce synovial fluid
- thin and easily torn
- not a good binding tissue
10
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Synovial Fluid
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- lubricant that reduces frictional stress
- texture of egg whites
- nourish the art. cart. since the art. cart. has poor blood supply.
- Needs to be forced into the articular cartilage (via loading)
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Fibrous Joint Capsule
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- holds the joint/bones together
- if have major ligament injury (i.e. ACL), you almost surely also tear the joint capsule
- composed of dense irregular CT
- think of sock w/ toes cut off to make a sleeve example
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Articular (Hyaline) Cartilage
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- smooth cartilaginous coverings on end of bones
- reduces compressional stress as it disperses the force over a larger surface area (STRESS = FORCE/AREA)
- Art. cart. is very poorly innervated, but the subchondral bone is very richly innervated. Therefore, if art. cart. doesn’t do its just to reduce stresses on the bone it is very painful (bone on bone)
- it is often the smaller surface area, the the amount of force, that causes the injury (since both relate to stress placed on body)
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Intrinsic Ligaments
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- originate and insert within the joint capsule
- i.e. ACL/PCL
14
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Extrinsic Ligaments
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- originate and insert outside of the joint capsule
- i.e. LCL
15
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Fibrocartilage Pads
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- increase congruence
- reduce compressional stress
- i.e. MENISCI