CH9.1-9.7 (EXAM3) Flashcards
Joint
is the place of contact between bones, between bone and cartilage, or between bones and teeth.
Articulation
Joint or connection between bones.
A Fibrous Joint
has no joint cavity and occurs where bones are held together by dense regular (fibrous) connective tissue.
A Cartilaginous Joint
has no joint cavity and occurs where bones are joined by cartilage.
A Synovial Joint
has a joint cavity (filled w/lubricating fluid) that separates the articulating surfaces of the bones. The articulating surfaces are enclosed within a CT capsule, and the bones are attached to each other by various ligaments.
Structural Characteristics of Fibrous
Dense regular CT holds together the ends of bones and bone parts; no joint cavity
Structural Characteristics of Cartilaginous
Pad of cartilage is wedged between the ends of bones; no joint cavity.
Structural Characteristics of Synovial
Ends of bones covered with articular cartilage; joint cavity separates the articulating bones; joint enclosed by an articular capsule, lined by a synovial membrane; contains synovial fluid.
Synarthrosis
Is an immobile joint. Two types of fibrous joints and one type of cartilaginous joint are synarthroses.
Amphiarthrosis
Is a slightly mobile joint. One type of fibrous joint and one type of cartilaginous joint are amphiarthroses.
Diarthrosis
Is a freely mobile joint. All synovial joints are diarthroses.
Structural Categories of Fibrous
Gomphosis
Suture
Syndesmosis
Structural Categories of Cartilaginous
Synchondrosis
Symphysis
Structural Categories of Synovial
Plane Hinge Pivot Condylar Saddle Ball-and-socket
Functional Classifications of Fibrous
Synarthrosis (immobile) or Amphiarthrosis (slightly mobile
Functional Classification of Cartilaginous
Synarthrosis (immobile) or Amphiarthrosis (slightly mobile
Functional Classification of Synovial
Diarthrosis (freely mobile)
Gomphosis
Resembles a “peg in a socket.” The only gomphoses in the human body are the articulations of the roots of individual teeth w/ the alveolar processes (sockets) of the mandible and the maxillae. Periodontal membranes hold a tooth to bony jaw (synarthrosis)
Sutures
are fibrous joints found only between certain bones of the skull; are functionally classified as synarthroses, since they are immobile joints. Sutures have distinct, interlocking, usually irregular edges that both increase their stability and decrease the number of fractures at these articulations. Sutures permit the skull to grow (by new bone being deposited at these sutures) as the brain increases during childhood. In an older adult, the dense regular CT in the suture becomes ossified, fusing the skull bones together.
Synostoses
When bones have completely fused across the suture line, these obliterated sutures are now called synostoses.
Syndesmoses
are fibrous joints in which articulating bones are joined by long strands of dense regular CT only; amphiarthrosis (slightly mobile); found between radius and ulna and between tibia and fibula. The shafts of two articulating bones are bound by a broad, ligamentous sheet called an interosseous membrane (interosseous ligament). The interosseous membrane provides a pivot where the radius and ulna (or the tibia and fibula) can move relative to one another.
Synchondrosis
An articulation in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage; functionally are immobile (synarthrosis).
The hyaline cartilage of epiphyseal plates in children forms…
synchondroses that bind the epiphyses and diaphysis of long bones.
When the hyaline cartilage stops growing, bone replaces…
the cartilage and synchondrosis no longer exists.
The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is found between…
the body of the sphenoid and the basilar part of the occipital bone.
Examples of Synchondroses involve…
The Costochondral Joint and First Sternocostal Joint,
The Costochondral Joint
Is the joint between each bony rib and its respective costal cartilage.
The Sternocostal Joint
The attachment of the first rib to the sternum by costal cartilage; here, the first rib and its costal cartilage are united firmly to the manubrium of the sternum to provide stability to the rib cage. (Note that the sternocostal joints between the sternum and the costal cartilage of ribs 2-7 are synovial joints, thus are not synchondroses.)
Symphysis
has a pad of fibrocartilage between the articulating bones. The fibrocartilage resists both compression and tension stresses and acts as a resilient shock absorber. All symphyses are amphiarthroses.
Examples of symphysis are..
the pubic symphysis and intervertebral joints.
Pubic Symphysis
is located between the right an left pubic bones. In pregnant females, pubic symphysis becomes more mobile to allow the pelvis to change shape slightly as the fetus passes through the birth canal.
Intervertebral Joints
where the bodies of adjacent vertebrae are both separated and united by intervertebral discs. Individual intervertebral discs allow only slight movements between the adjacent vertebrae; however, the collective movements of all the intervertebral discs afford the spine considerable flexibility.
Each synovial joint is composed of a…
double-layered capsule called the articular capsule or joint capsule. Its outer layer is called the Fibrous layer and the inner Layer is a synovial membrane or synovium. The fibrous layer is formed from dense CT. It strengthens the joint to prevent the bones from being pulled apart. The synovial membrane is a specialized type of CT, the cells of which help produce and secrete synovial fluid. This membrane covers all the internal joint surfaces not covered by cartilage and lines the articular capsule.
All articulating bone surfaces in a synovial joint are covered by a…
thin layer of hyaline cartilage called Articular Cartilage; it has numerous functions: reduces friction in joint during movement, acts as a cushion to absorb compression placed on the joint, and prevents damage to the articulating ends of the bones; this specialized hyaline cartilage lacks perichondrium.
Only a synovial joint houses a…
joint cavity (or articular cavity), a space that permits separation of the articulating bones.
The articular cartilage and synovial fluid within the joint cavity reduce…
frictions as the bones move at a synovial joint.
Synovial Fluid
is a vicious, oily substance located within a synovial joint. It is a product of both the synovial membrane cells and the filtrate formed from blood plasma.
Synovial fluid has 3 functions
Lubricates (lubricates articular cartilage on the surface of articulating bones), Nourishes Chondrocytes (synovial fluid must be circulated continually to provide nutrients to and remove waste from articular cartilage’s chondrocytes), And Acts As A Shock Absorber (synovial fluid distributes stresses and force evenly across the articulating surfaces when the pressure in the joint suddenly increases).
Ligaments
are composed of dense regular CT, and they connect one bone to another bone. Ligaments function to stabilize, strengthen, and reinforce most synovial joints.
Intrinsic Ligaments
represent thickenings of the articular capsule itself; include extracapsular ligaments outside the articular capsule and intracapsular ligaments within the articular capsule.
Extrinsic Ligaments
are outside of, and physically separate from, the articular capsule.
All synovial joints have…
numerous blood vessels to transport oxygen and nutrients to the tissue, and to remove wastes. They also have sensory receptors that innervate the articular capsule and associated ligaments. These sensory receptors include proprioceptors that detect movement, stretch, and positioning of the joint.
Tendons
are like ligaments are composed of dense regular CT, but they are not part of the synovial joint itself. Whereas a ligament binds bone to bone, a tendon attaches a muscle to a bone.
Bursa
is a fibrous, saclike structure that contains synovial fluid and is lined by a synovial membrane.