articulations Flashcards
mobility vs stability
more mobility means less stability
arthrology
study of joints
joints from most mobile to most stable
glenohumeral (shoulder)
hip
elbow
intervertebral
suture
joints are classified by
structure (material binding the bones) and function (range of motion)
functional classifications of joints
synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, diarthrotic
synarthrotic
immovable
ex: suture
amphiarthrotic
slightly movable
ex: intervertebral
diarthrotic
freely movable
ex: shoulder, limbs
ehlers-danlos syndrome
group of inherited disorders that affect CT, primarily skin, joints, and blood vessels
overly flexible joint, hypermobile, stretchy fragile skin
structural classifications of joints
fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
fibrous joints
joined by fibrous tissue (CT)
most are synarthrotic, some amphi
3 types of fibrous joints
sutures, syndesmoses, gomphoses
synostoses
fibrous tissue ossifies
ex: skull bones fuse
syndesmoses
bones connected by ligament, cord, or band of fibrous tissue
amphiarthrotic
have interosseous ligament
interosseous ligament
articulating bones held side by side by a ligamentous sheet, provides pivot point for bones to rotate against each other
gomphoses
peg in socket joint
ex: tooth in bony alveolar socket
cartilaginous joints
bones united by cartilage, no joint cavity
2 types of cartilaginous joints
synchondroses, symphyses
synchondroses
bar or plate of hyaline cartilage
symphyses
articular cartilage fused to a pad or plate of fibrocartilage, designed for strength and flexibility
amphiarthrotic
shock absorption, resist compression and tension
synovial joints
separated by fluid containing cavity
most abundant
widest ROM (diarthrotic)
parts of synovial joint
articular capsule, synovial cavity, synovial fluid, articular cartilage, reinforcing ligaments
articular capsule
richly innervated, maintain joint position, maintain muscle tone
1. fibrous layer on outside, made of dense irregular CT
2. synovial membrane on inside, where synovial fluid originates
synovial cavity
contains synovial fluid, separates bones
synovial fluid
blood filtrate, “weeping lubrication”
weeping lubrication
articular cartilage takes up synovial fluid and releases it when compresses, maintains lubrication
articular cartilage
thin layer of hyaline cartilage that lacks perichondrium,
cushions
reinforcing ligaments
strengthens and reinforces joint
intrinsic- within joint
extrinsic- outside joint/articular cartilage
bursae
flattened fibrous sacs with synovial membrane and thin layer of synovial fluid
reduces friction
tendon sheath
elongated bursa that wrap around tendon to reduce friction