Articulations: general features Flashcards
articulation
place of contact between bones, between bone and cartilage, or between bones and teeth
arthrology
scientific study of joints
Kinesiology
study of the functional relationship or biomechanics of the skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves
Fibrous joints
lack a joint cavity and are held together by dense (fibrous) connective tissue
Cartilaginous joints
lack a joint cavity and the bones are joined together by cartilage
Synovial joints
fluid-filled joint cavity that separates the articulating surfaces of the bones and these articulating surfaces are enclosed within a capsule and supported by ligaments
Synarthroses
immovable joints
Amphiarthroses
slightly movable joints
Diathroses
freely moveable joints
pseudoarthroses
false joints that occur when a fractured long bone heals i as two separate bones
What are the fibrous joints
Gomphoses, sutures, syndesmoses
Gomphoses
articulations of the roots of the individual teeth with the alveoli
What does gomphoses mean
bolt condition
periodontal ligaments
fibrous tissue around the tooth holding it into the alveoli
What does periodontal mean
around tooth
Another name for periodontal ligaments
periodontal membrane
Sutures
articulation of the flat bones of the skull
What does suture mean
seam
When do sutures form
about 15-24 months
Synostoses
bone on bone
syndesmoses
interosseous membrane between radius and ulna, tibia and fibula
What does syndesmoses mean
a fastening
What functional type of joint is a syndesmoses
Amphiarthroses (slight movement)
What functional type of joint is a suture
synarthroses (immoveable)
What functional type of joint is a gomphoses
Synarthroses (immoveable)
Synchondroses
joined together by hyaline cartilage
What functional type of joint is a synchondroses
synarthroses (immoveable)
What joints are synchondroses
Epiphyseal growth plates, costochondral articulations between most of the ribs
Symphyses
pad of fibrocartilage between the articulating bones
What does symphyses mean
growing together
What functional type of joint is a symphyses
amphiarthroses
What joints are symphyses
pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
What are the cartilaginous joints
synchondroses, symphyses
What functional type of joint are synovial joints
diarthrotic
glenohumeral joint
shoulder joint
temporomandibular joint
jaw
tibiofemoral joint
knee