Arthrology - Adding Complexity

Question 1

How much movement is common for a synarthrosis?

Answer 1

No movement - considered immovable

Question 2

How much movement is common for an amphiarthrosis?

Answer 2

Very little movement but some movement possible

Question 3

How much movement is common for a diarthrosis?

Answer 3

Highly moveable

Question 4

What functional classification is a fiberous joint?

Answer 4

Synarthrosis

Question 5

What are the types of fiberous joints?

Answer 5

Syndesmosis
Suture
Gomphosis
Schindylesis

Question 6

What is characteristic of a syndesmosis?

Answer 6

United by interosseous membrane
Considerable space between articulating bones
Little movement allowed

Question 7

What is characteristic of suture joints?

Answer 7

Bones are united by dense connective tissue are are very close together.
Considered immovable

Question 8

What are the different types of suture joints?

Answer 8

Serrate
Denticular
Squamous
Limbus
Plane

Question 9

Describe the characteristics of a serrate suture joint.

Answer 9

Edges are primarily serrated along joint

Question 10

Describe the characteristics of a denticular suture joint.

Answer 10

Edges are primarily smooth with (a) toothlike projection(s)

Question 11

Describe the characteristics of a squamous suture joint.

Answer 11

Bones are quite thing and are overlapping

Squamosal suture

Question 12

Describe the characteristics of a limbus suture joint.

Answer 12

Overlapping and serrated bone

Question 13

Describe the characteristics of a plane suture joint.

Answer 13

Apposition of rough surfaces

Question 14

What is an example of a serrate suture joint?

Answer 14

Parietal Bone

Question 15

What is an example of a denticular suture joint?

Answer 15

Parietal and Occiptal Bone

Question 16

What is an example of a squamous suture joint?

Answer 16

Temporal and Parietal

Question 17

What is an example of a limbus suture joint?

Answer 17

Parietal and Frontal

Question 18

What is an example of a plane suture joint?

Answer 18

Maxilla and Zygomatic

Question 19

What is characteristic of a gomphosis joint?

Answer 19

Peg and socket - held together by fibrous connective tissue

Question 20

What is an example of a gomphosis joint?

Answer 20

Roots of teeth in mandible and maxilla

Question 21

What is characteristic of a schindylesis joint?

Answer 21

Ridged bone that fits into a groove

Question 22

What is an example of a schindylesis joint?

Answer 22

Vomer and sphenoid

Question 23

What is another name for a serrate suture joint?

Answer 23

Sagittal Suture

Question 24

What is another name for a denticular suture joint?

Answer 24

Lamdoidal Suture

Question 25

What is another term for a squamous suture joint?

Answer 25

Squamosal Suture

Question 26

What is characteristic of a hyaline cartilage joint?

Answer 26

Primary Cartilagenous | At a later point - ossifies

Question 27

What is characteristic of a fibrocartilagenous joint?

Answer 27

Secondary Cartilagenous | Maintains Cartilagenous articulation even after full development

Question 28

What is an example of a hyaline cartilage joint?

Answer 28

A primary Cartilagenous joint that later ossifies - epiphyseal plate in bone

Question 29

What are a few examples of a fibrocartilagenous joint?

Answer 29

Pubic symphysis | Intervertebral Discs

Question 30

What are the classifications of synovial joints?

Answer 30

According to the articulating surfaces | According to the amount of movement/shape

Question 31

What are the types of synovial joints according to the amount of movement in the joint and its shape?

Answer 31

Translocation Uniaxial Biaxial Multiaxial

Question 32

What are the types of synovial joints according to the articulating surfaces?

Answer 32

Simple Compound Complex