Chapter 8 - Joints Flashcards
Name the two functions of joints
Give skeleton mobility Hold skeleton together
What is an articulation?
Site where two or more bones meet
What is an immovable joint called
Synarthroses joint
What is a slightly moveable joint called
Amphiarthroses joint
What is a freely moveable joint called
Diarthroses joint
Name the three structural classifications
Fibrous Cartilaginous Synovial
Bones joined by dense fibrous connective tissue
Fibrous joint
Has no joint cavity and mostly synarthrotic
Fibrous joint
Three types of fibrous joints
Sutures (synostoses) Syndemoses Gomphoses
What does MCL stand for
Tibial (medial) collateral ligaments
What’s does LCL stand for
Fibular (lateral) collateral ligaments
What does ACL stand for
Anterior cruciate ligaments
What does PCL stand for
Posterior cruciate ligaments
What are the two types of cartilaginous joints?
Synchondroses (synarthrotic) Symphyses (Amphiarthrotic)
What are Synovial joints?
Synovial joints are all diarthrotic and include all limb joints; most joints of the body
What are distinguishing features of the synovial joints?
Articular cartilage (hyaline cartilage) Joint Cavity (small potential space) Articular capsule Synovial fluid Three possible types of reinforcing ligaments Rich nerve and blood vessel supply
What are the three possible types of reinforcing ligaments for the synovial joint?
Capsular - part of the fibrous capsule Extracapsular - outside the capsule Intracapsular - deep to capsule; covered by synovial membrane
What is Bursae?
Bursae is a synovial joint friction-reducing structure.
- Flattened, fibrous sacs lines with synovial membranes
- Contain synovial fluid
- Common act as “ball-bearings” where ligaments, muscles, skin tendons, or bones rub together
What movements are of the synovial joints?
- Gliding
- Angular movements
- Rotation
- Special movements
- Supination, pronation
- Dorsiflexion, plantar flexion of the foot
- Inversion, eversion
- protraction, retraction
- elevation, depression, opposition
What are gliding movements?
Gliding movements are one flat bone surface glides or slips over another similar surface
Examples: Intercarpal joints, Intertarsal joints, Between articular processes of vertebrae
What are the Angular movements?
- Flexion
- Extension
- Hyperextension
- Abduction
- Adduction
- Circumduction
What is Flexion?
Flexion decreases the angle of the joint
What is Extension?
Extension increases the angle of the joint
What is Hyperextension?
Hyperextension is excessive extenstion beyond normal range of motion