Chapter 9: Joints Flashcards
What is a joint
a point of contact between:
- 2 or more bones
- cartilage and bone
- teeth and bone
A joint can also be called
articulation and arthrosis
What two ways can joints be classified
- structurally: is there a joint cavity? what type of connective tissue involved.
- functionally: what degree of movement is permitted
3 Structural classification types
- Fibrous (no articular cavity)
- Cartilaginous (no articular cavity)
- Synovial ( have articular capsule)
3 Functional classifications of joints
- Immovable (ex. suture)
- Slightly movable (ex. intervertebral discs)
- Freely moveable ( ex. hip, knee, shoulder)
Fibrous joints
- lacks synovial cavity
- bones are held together with dense fibrous connective tissue (dense irregular connective tissue)
- permit little to no movement
Types of fibrous joints
- sutures:
dense irregular connective tissue immovable to slightly movable - Syndesmoses:
has greater distance between articulating surfaces
slightly movable
Syndesmoses have…
more dense irregular connective tissue than in a suture
Sutures (fibrous joints) description
Articulates bones united by a thin layer of dense irregular connective tissue, found between skull bones.
Sutures (fibrous joints); degree of movement and example
- immovable to slightly movable
- example; coronal suture
Syndesmosis (fibrous joints): description
articulating bones by a varying amount of dense irregular connective tissue; usually a membrane or ligament
Syndesmosis (fibrous joints): degree of movement and example
- slightly movable (bc of slightly longer fibers)
- example: distal tibiofibular joint and interosseous membrane between tibia and fibula (anterior tibiofibular ligament)
Cartilaginous joints
- lacks synovial cavity
- articulating bones held together with cartilage connective tissue
- permit little or no movement
Types of cartilagnious joints
- Synchondroses: connecting material is hyaline cartilage (immovable to slightly movable) - ex; costal cartilage
- Symphyses: connecting material is fibrocartilage (slightly movable) -ex; intervertebral discs
Synchondrosis (Cartilaginous joints); description + degree of movement + example
- connecting material is hyaline cartilage
- immovable to slightly movable
- example: between first rib and manubrium of sternum
Symphysis (cartilaginous joints); description + degree of movement + example
- connecting material; broad, flat disc of fibrous cartilage
- slightly movable
- example: pubic symphysis and intervertebral joints
Synovial joints
- has a synovial cavity
- articulating bones are covered with articular cartilage, held together by ligaments, contain synovial fluid and have a nerve supply and are surrounded by an articular capsule
What ROM do synovial joints permit
large range of movement
Bursae and tendon sheaths can be found at…
many synovial joints
Bursae:
sac like structures filled with synovial fluid that cushion movement of one body part over another
Tendon sheaths:
a tube like bursae that wraps around tendons subject to a great deal of friction
Movements at synovial joints: gliding
movement of relatively flat bone surfaces back and forth and side to side over another; little change in angle between bones
Movements at synovial joints: angular
increase or decrease angle between bones (circumduction)
Movements at synovial joints: flexion
decrease in angle between articulating bones, usually in sagittal plane or an anterior movement at a ball and socket joint
Movements at synovial joints: lateral flexion
movement of the trunk in frontal plane
Movements at synovial joints: extension
Increase in angle between articulating bones, usually in sagittal plane or a posterior movement at a ball and socket joint
Movements at synovial joints: abduction
movement away from the midline of the body, usually in coronal plane
Movements at synovial joints: adduction
movement of bone toward midline, usually in coronal plane
Movements at synovial joints: circumduction
Flexion, abduction, extension, adduction, and rotation in succession (or in the opposite order); distal end of body part moves in circle
Movements at synovial joints: rotation
movement of a bone around the longitudinal axis; in limbs, may be medial (toward midline) or lateral (away from midline)
Movements at synovial joints: special
occurs at specific joints
- Inversion: medial movement of sole
- Eversion: lateral movement of sole
- Dorsiflexion: bending foot in direction of head
- Plantar flexion: bending of foot in direction of ground
- Opposition: movement of thumb across palm to touch fingertips on same hand
Movements at synovial joints: elevation
superior movement of a body part
Movements at synovial joints: depression
inferior movement of a body part