Articulation Flashcards
Joint (articulation)
Is the place where bones contact other bones, cartilage, or teeth.
Joints are classified by their _________ and their movements
Structure
What are the classification of joints by structure?
- Fibrous joint
- Cartilaginous joint
- Synovial joint
Fibrous joint
Exists where dense regular connective tissue holds bones together (Have no joint cavity & main function is to hold bones together)
Cartilaginous joint
Exists where cartilage holds bones together (Have no joint cavity & main function is to resist stress and act as shock absorbers)
Synovial joint
Exists where ligaments attach bones together & bones are covered with articular cartilage (Has fluid-filled joint cavity & main function is to support movement)
What classification of joints by movement?
- Synarthrosis
- Amphiarthrosis
- Diarthrosis
Synarthrosis
Joints do not move
Amphiarthrosis
Joints are slightly mobile
Diarthrosis
Joints move freely
As you increase mobility of a joint, the stability of the joint ___________
Decreases
What are the types of fibrous Joints?
- Sutures- found between certain skull bone
- Syndesmoses - joined by long strands of dense regular connective tissue
- Gomphosis - resembles a “peg in a socket” (Only one is in a tooth connection to the jaw)
What are the types of cartilaginous joints?
- Synchondrosis - joints are connected with hyaline cartilage and are all immobile
- Symphyses - joints have fibrocartilage between the bones; can be slightly mobile; acts as a shock absorber
Synovial Joint
Have a joint cavity that separates the bones in the joint
What are the common features of a joint cavity?
- Articular capsule
- Articular cartilage
- Synovial fluid
- Ligaments
- Tendons
- Fat pads
Articular capsule
Is a double-layered capsule that covers the joint (Contains a fibrous layer which is the dense connective tissue layer (outer) & Synovial membrane is a thin squamous epithelial layer (inner))
Articular cartilage
Is a thin layer of hyaline cartilage that reduces friction in the joint
Synovial fluid
Is an oily substance in the synovial joint ( Lubricates articular cartilage and work as a shock absorber)
Ligaments
Connect bones together, composed of dense regular connective tissue &stabilize and strength the joint
Extrinsic ligaments
Are outside of the articular capsule
Intrinsic ligaments
Result from thickening of the articular capsule
Tendons
connect muscle to bone; composed of dense regular connective tissue
Fat pads
Protect the joint by lining it with fat
Synovial joints move, and can be classified by their _____________
Movement
What are the types of synovial movements?
- Uniaxial joint - can move in only one axis (plane); Ex: elbow joint
- Biaxial joint - can move in two axes (planes); Ex: joints in wrist (carpal and tarsal bones)
- Multiaxial joint - can move in multiple axes (planes); Ex: shoulder joint
What are the six types of synovial joints? (From most mobile to least mobile)
- Plane joint
- Hinge joint
- Pivot joint
- Condylar joint
- Saddle joint
- Ball-and-socket joint
Plane joint
Are the least mobile joints; allows side-to-side movement (uniaxial)