Chapter 8: Joints Flashcards
Joints are also called
Articulations
3 types of structural joints
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
3 types of joint functions
synarthroses
amphiarthroses
diarthroses
immovable joints
synarthroses
slightly movable joints
amphiarthroses
freely movable joints
diarthroses
seems of very short connective tissue fibers that are continuous with the periosteum
sutures
the 3 types of fibrous joints
sutures
syndesmoses
gomphoses
longer fibrous tissues holding it together
ex: joints help together by a ligament
syndesmoses
peg in socket fibrous joint
ex: periodontal ligaments
gomphoses
have no joint cavity
not highly movable
cartilaginous joints
2 types of cartilaginous joints
syncondroses
symphyses
bones separated by fluid filled joint cavity
all are diarthrosis (freely movable)
include almost all limb joints
synovial joints
6 general features of synovial joints
articular cartilage
joint cavity
articular capsules: fibrous layer and synovial membrane
synovial fluid
reinforcing ligaments
nerves and blood vessels
improve the fit between articulating bones, making the joint more stable and minimizing wear and tear on joints sufaces
also called menisci
articular disc
Bags of synovial fluid that act as lubricating “ball bearing”
bursae
tendon sheaths
3 factors that determine stability:
shape of articular surface (minor role)
ligament number and location (limited role)
muscle tone keeps tendons taut as they cross joints (most important)
shallow surfaces are less stable than ball nad socket
Stability factor: shape of articulate surface
the more ligaments, the stronger
Stability factor: ligament number and location
keeps tendons taut as the cross joints (most important)
Muscle tone
Movements allow by synovial joints
origin: attachment to immovable bone (proximal)
insertion: attachment to movable bone (distal)
Non-axial: slipping movements only
Unaxial: movement in one plane
Biaxial: movement in two planes
Multiaxial: movement in or around all three planes
Ranges of motion
3 general types of movements
gliding
angular movements
rotation
Angular movements
increase or decrease in angle between 2 bones
flexion
extension
hyperextension
abduction
adduction
circumduction
movement of the wrist
ex: intercarpal joints, intertarsal joints, between the articular process of vertebra
Gliding movement
turning of the bone around its own axis
Rotation