Back Arthrology Flashcards
What are the three major classifications of joints?
Synovial
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
What must every Synovial Joint have to be considered as such?
Joint Capsule
Hyaline Cartilage (on both edges)
Synovial Fluid
What does a plane joint do?
Permit gliding or sliding movements
Example: Acromioclavicular joint
What does Hinge/Ginglymus joint do?
Flexion and extension only
Eg elbow, thumb
What does a pivot/trochoid joint do?
Permits rotation
Ex: Twisting of forearm (radius and ulna)
What does sellar/saddle joint do?
Allows movement in two different planes
- false circumduction w/o rotation
- biaxial
- Example:* carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
What does a condyloid joint do?
Flexion and Extension
Abduction and adduction
Circumduction
Example: wrist
What does a ball and socked/spheriodal joint do?
Flexion and Extension
Abduction and Adduction
Circumduction
Rotation
Example: Shoulder and Hip
What are the four types of Fibrous joints?
- Sutures (Skull)
- Gomphosis (Tooth in socket)
- Schindylesis (Tongue in groove)
- Syndesmosis (Interosseous Membrane of Radioulnar Joint - sheet of fibrous connective tissue)
What are the two types of Cartilagenous joints and their characteristics?
Synchondrosis: usually transient - while the bone is growing
Symphysis: fibrocartilaginous attachment between bones
Example: Intervertebral Disc
What membrane does the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament become superiorly?
The Anterior Atlantooccipital Membrane
What does the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament become superiorly?
The Tectorial Membrane
What does the Ligamentum Flavum become superiorly?
The Posterior Atlantooccipital Membrane
What does the Supraspinous Ligament become superiorly?
The Nuchal Ligament
What are the two structures of the intervertebral disk?
Annulus Fibrosis (Fibrous outside)
Nucleus Pulposus (Gooey center)