Ch. 8 Joint Articulations Flashcards
This is a site where 2 or more bones meet.
articulation
This is a type of fibrous joint held together with very short, interconnecting fibers, and bones edges interlock. It is found only in the skull.
suture
This is a type of fibrous joint that is held together by a ligament, cords or bands of fibrous tissue.
Syndesmosis
This fibrous joint is a “ peg in socket” such as periodontal ligament holding a tooth in socket.
Gomphosis
What are the 3 structural classes of joints?
- Fibrous
- Cartilaginous
- Synovial
This type of joint is held together by the collogen fibers of connective tissue.
Fibrous joint
What are the 3 types of fibrous joints?
- Suture
- Syndesmosis
- Gomphosis
What are the 2 types of cartilaginous joints? And which is moveable and which is immovable?
- Synchondrosis (immobile)
2. Symphysis (slightly moveable)
These are adjoining bones covered with articular cartilage, separated by a joint cavity, and enclosed within an articular capsule lined within synovial membranes.
Synovial joints
What are the 6 types of synovial joints?
- Plane
- Hinge
- Pivot
- Condylar
- Saddle
- Ball and Socket
This is a cartilaginous joint uniting bones by hyaline cartilage. Give an example.
Synchondroses
example: epiphyseal plate or joint between first rib and sternum
This is a cartilaginous joint uniting bones by fibrocartilage. Give an example.
Symphyses
example: pubic symphysis and intervertebral discs of spine
What are the 3 functional classifications of joints?
- Synarthrotic- Immovable
- Amphiarthrotic- slightly moveable
- Diarthrotic- freely moveable
Freely moveable joints dominate in which area of the body?
The limbs
Immovable and slightly moveable joints are restricted to which are of the body?
Axial skeleton
Which type of movement are most fibrous joints?
Synarthrotic
Which type of movement are most synovial joints?
Diarthrotic
Which type of movement are most cartilaginous joints?
Synarthrotic and amphiarthrotic
What are some examples of fibrous joints?
- Skull sutures- synarthrotic
2. Inferior tibofibular joint- synarthrotic
What are some examples of cartilainous joints?
- Intervertebral joint- Amphiarthrotic
- 1st intercostal joint- Synarthrotic
- Pubic symphysis- Amphiarthrotic
What are some examples of plane synovial joints? Is it non-axial, uni, bi, or multi?
- Intercarpl joints
- intertarsal joints
- joints between vertebral articular surfaces
Non-axial