Articulations Flashcards
Tendons definition
Bands of dense regular connective tissue
Connect muscle to bone (via Sharpeys fibers)
Ligaments def
Bands of dense regular CT
Connect bone to bone via Sharpeys fibers
Bursae def
Flattened sacs of synovial membrane
Fascia Def
Sheets of dense regular CT, envelop body
Secures muscle to tendon
Superficial and deep layers
Aponeuroses def
Flat fiborous sheets or expanded broad tendons of dense regular connective tissue
Attach to muscles, Origin or insertion for flat muscles
Functional Classifications
Synathrosis (immovable) Sagittal suture
Amphiarthrosis (Slightly movable)
Diarthrosis (freely movable)
Structural Classifications
Fibrous (connected by fibrous tissue) sutures in skull
Cartilaginous (connected by cartilage)
Synovial (contains a joint cavity) Synovial membrane, movable
Suture classification
Ex
Fiborous
Synathrosis
Connected by dense fiborous CT (btw bones of skull)
Sutural bone
Gomphoses Classification
Ex
Fibrous
Synathrosis
Connected by periodontal ligaments
Mandible or maxilla and tooth
Syndesmoses Classification
Ex
Fiborous
Amphiarthrosis
Connected by ligaments
Tibia and fibula
Radius and ulna
Synchondrosis Classification
Ex
Cartilaginous
Synarthrosis
Connected by hylaine cartilage **
EX:
Costochondral joint
Epiphyseal plate
Symphysis Classification and Ex
Cartilaginous
Amphiarthrosis
Connected by fibrocartilage
Ex
Pubic Symphysis
Intervertebral discs
Synovial Joints
Classification
Ex
Diarthrosis
Contain joint capsule and synovial membrane
Ex
Shoulder, elbow, hip, knee
Synovial Joint anatomy
- Articular capsule
- Fibrous layer
- Synovial membrane
- Synovial fluid
- nutrient distribution
- Shock Absorption
- Lubrication
- Synovial fluid
- Joint Cavity
Accessory Structures to Synovial Joint 7
Articular Cartilage
Bursae
Tendon
Tendon SHeath
Ligament
Menisci
Fat Pad