Articulations (joints) (2) Flashcards
The place of contact between bones
Joints
Some joints offer a great amount of mobility and others offer very little
T or F
True
Relationship between mobility and stability of a joint
Inverse relationship
Joints are classified according to…
Structural arrangement between bones and how much motion occurs
When a bone forms a joint with another bone…
Articulation
Most mobile and least stable joint
Glenohumeral joint (shoulder)
Least mobile, most stable joint
Suture
Most mobile to immobile
Glenohumeral joint -> hip joint -> elbow joint-> intervertebral joints -> suture
Joints in which bones are joined by dense regular connective tissue
Fibrous joints
Joints in which bones are joined by cartilage
Cartilaginous joints
Joints in which there’s a fluid filled cavity
Synovial joints
Joints located between the teeth and jaws
Fibrous joints
Sutures between skull bones
Fibrous joints
Pubic symphysis and intervertebral discs
Cartilaginous joints
Fibrous joints are
Immovable