Chapter 9 - Joints Flashcards
structural classification of joints (3)
1) Fibrous
2) cartilaginous
3) synovial
In these joints:
1) Fibrous
**2) cartilaginous **
**3) synovial **
bones are held together by?
1) dense collagen fibers
2) cartilage
3) ligaments
functional classification of joints (3)
1) synarthrosis
2) amphiarthrosis
3) diarthrosis
1) synarthrosis
2) amphiarthrosis
3) diarthrosis
1) immovable joint
2) slightly movable joint
3) freely movable joint
**Fibrous Joints **
lack a ___ __
articulating bones are held together by?
synovial cavity
dense irregular connective tissue
Movement in fibrous joints
permit little or no movement
(3) types of fibrous joints
1) sutures
2) syndesmoses
3) interosseous membranes
Joints that occur only between bones of the skull
Sutures
Sutures
functional classification
immovable or slightly movable
(synarthrosis or amphiarthrosis)
Syndesmoses
fibrous joint in which there is a greater distance b/w articulating surfaces & more dense irregular connective tissue (arranged as a bundle/ligament) than in a suture
**Syndesmoses **
functional classification
**Amphiarthrosis **
Examples of syndesmoses
distal tibiofibular joint (amphiarthrosis)
Gomphosis (cone-shaped peg fits into socket) - articulations between teeth & their sockets (synarthrosis)
Interosseous Membrane
functional classification & examples
substantial sheet of dense irregular connective tissue binds neighbouring long bones
(amphiarthrosis - slight movement)
between radius and ulna
between tibia and fibula
Gomphosis
immovable joint
Joint in which a cone-shaped peg fits into a socket Articulations of the teeth with sockets of maxillae and mandible
Cartilaginous Joints
lacks a __ __
allows what kind of movement
joint is tightly connected by?
synovial cavity
allows little or no movement
connect by hyaline or fibrocartilage
(2) types of cartilaginous joints
1) synchondroses
2) symphyses
1) synchondroses
connecting tissue is?
Connecting tissue is hyaline cartilage
example: Epiphyseal (growth) plate
immovable (synarthrosis)
2) Symphysis
Slightly movable joint
occurs at midline
Ends of articulating bones are covered with hyaline cartilage, but a disc of fibrocartilage connects bones
Examples of Symphyses
**pubis symphysis **between anterior surface of hip bones
at junction of **manubrium **and body of sternum
intervertebral joints between vertebrae
**Synovial Joints **
movement
held together by
Synovial cavity allows a joint to be freely movable
Ligaments hold bones together in a synovial joint
Unique characteristic of Synovial Joints
presence of space called a **synovial (joint) cavity **between articulating bones
Articular capsule
sleeve-like capsule that encloses synovial cavity
has (2) layers
(2) layers of the articular capsule
1) outer **fibrous capsule **- dense irregular connective tissue attaches to periosteum
2) inner synovial membrane - areolar connective tissue with elastic fibers
Synovial fluid
secreted by **synovial membrane **
the **synovial fluid **secreted by the synovial membrane
functions to ___ ___ by… (4)
Functions to reduce friction by:
lubricating the joint
- *absorbing** shocks
- *supplying** oxygen and nutrients to the cartilage
removing carbon dioxide & metabolic wastes from **cartilage **
Many synovial joints also contain **accessory ligaments **
examples?
anterior & posterior cruciate ligaments of the knee joint
(extracapsular - outside articular capsule)
(intracapsular - inside articular capsule)
collateral ligaments of the knee joint (fibular & tibular)
Articular Disks (Menisci)
crescent-shaped pads of fibrocartilage attached to fibrous capsule between articular surfaces of bones
inside some synovial joints
Nerve and Blood Supply
Nerve endings:
convey information about pain from __ to __ __ and ___
Nerve endings respond to the degree of __ and __ at a joint
Arterial branches from several different arteries merge around a joint before penetrating the ___ ___
**joint **to **spinal cord **and brain
**movement **and stretch
articular capsule
**Bursae **
what are they?
where are they located?
Sac-like structures containing fluid similar to synovial fluid
Located between **tendons, ligaments and bones **
Function of Bursae
cushion the movement of these body parts
**Tendon Sheaths **
tubelike bursae that wrap around certain tendons to reduce friction at joints
**Types of Movements at Synovial Joints **
(4) main categories
1) gliding
2) angular movements
3) rotation
4) special movements
Gliding
Simple movement back-and-forth and from side-to-side
no signicant alteration of angle between bones
limited in range
Example of articulation where **Gliding **Movement occurs
intercarpal & intertarsal joints
Simple movement back-and-forth and from side-to-side There is no significant alteration of the angle between the bones
Limited in range
Gliding Movement
Angular movements
Increase or a decrease in the angle between articulating bones
(7) types of angular movements
(7) types of angular movements
Flexion
Extension
Lateral flexion
Hyperextension
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction
Decrease in the angle between articulating bones
Flexion
Example of Flexion
bending truck forward
bending truck forward
example of Flexion
Increase in angle between articulating bones
Extension
opposite of flexion
entension