Chapter 8 - Joints Flashcards
Joint
the area where two bones connect
- Help bind parts of the skeleton together
- Makes bone growth possible as there are more ends
- Allows for movement of bones
- 2 types of classifications; structural and functional
Structural Classifications of Joints
- Fibrous: held by dense connective tissue
- Cartilaginous: held by cartilage
- Synovial: complex joint capsule structure
- Cartilaginous: held by cartilage
Functional Classification of Joints
- Synarthrotic: immovable
- Amphiarthrotic: slightly movable
- Diarthrotic: freely moveable
Fibrous Joints
- Held by dense connective tissue and lots of collagen fibers; provides close contact
includes:
- syndesmosis
- sutures
- gomphosis
Fibrous Joints: Syndesmosis:
slightly moveable bones bound by a sheet of dense connective tissue(interosseous membrane or tissue)
○ e.g. between radioulnar and between tibia-fibula
Fibrous Joint: Sutures
immovable thin layers of connective tissue between cranial bones
○ Margin of suture on cranial bones are like teeth which prevent movement
○ Sutural bones: bones created by sutures
Fibrous Joints: Gomphosis
immovable cone shaped bony process in a socket
○ E.g. root of our teeth which are held in place by the periodontal ligament
Cartilaginous Joints
- Connected by hyaline or fibrocartilage
includes:
- Synchondrosis
- Symphysis
Cartilaginous Joints: Syndochondrosis
bands of hyaline cartilage which are immovable
○ Temporary ones like epiphyseal plates
Permanent ones like between the manubrium
Cartilaginous Joints: symphysis
slightly moveable pads of fibrocartilage between bones
○ e.g. pubic symphysis, interverbal discs
Synovial Joints
- all diarthrotic joints which have articular cartilage and joint capsules
includes:
- ball and socket
- condylar
- saddle
- pivot
- hinge
- plane/gliding
Ball and Socket Joint
round head in a cup shaped cavity which has the widest range of motion
- e.g. Shoulder, hip
- allows for circumduction
Condylar Joint:
oval condyle fits into the elliptical cavity allowing for circumduction, flexion/extension and abduction/adduction
○ Metacarpal-phalanges
Plane/Gliding Joint
almost flat or slightly curved joints that allow for sliding motions
- radioulnar-carpal
Hinge Joint
convex surface fits into concave surface of the other bone allowing for flexion/extension and slight rotation
- knee, elbow