BIOL 220: Ch. 9 Flashcards
Terms and Concepts from Chapter 9: Articulations
articulation (joint)
place where a bone meets another bone, cartilage, or teeth
articulations vary in ____ and ____ and are classified into categories based on these qualities
stability and mobility
more mobility in an articulation means _____ and vice versa
less stability
classification of joints by structure
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
fibrous joint
bones held together by dense regular connective tissue
cartilaginous joint
bones joined by cartilage
synovial
bones separated by fluid-filled joint cavity
classification of joints by function
synarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
diarthrosis
fibrous joint types
gomphoses
sutures
sydesmoses
gomphoses and function
joints between teeth and maxilia and mandible; synarthroses
sutures and function
joints between skull bones; synarthroses
syndesmoses and function
joints between parallel bones in the forearm and leg (radius and ulna, tibia and fibula); ampiarthroses
cartilaginous joint types
synchondroses
sympheses
synchondroses and function
bones joined by hyaline cartilage; synarthroses
symphyses and function
bones joined by pad of fibrocartilage; amphiarthroses
synovial joint function
diarthroses
general anatomy of synovial joints (6)
articular capsule joint cavity synovial fluid articular cartilage ligaments nerves and blood vessels
articular capsule (synovial joints) layers
- outer fibrous layer
- inner synovial membrane
outer fibrous layer of articular capsule
dense regular CT, strengthens joint
inner synovial membrane of articular capsule
secretes synovial fluid
articular cartilage (synovial joint)
articular surfaces in synovial joints are covered by hyaline cartilage; reduces friction and acts as shock absorber
joint cavity (synovial joints)
space between articulating bones; contains small amount of synovial fluid
synovial fluid functions
lubricates and nourishes articular cartilages
nourishes chondrocytes of articular cartilage
absorbs shock during compression of the joint
ligaments (synovial joints)
connect bone to bone; dense regular connective tissue; strengthen and reinforce capsule