classification of joints Flashcards
Fibrous joints: moveable or immovable?
immovable/ slight movement
Fibrous joints: Joint cavity?
No
Fibrous joints: examples on the body?
sutures of the skull, vertebrae
Cartilaginous joints: joint cavity?
No
Cartilaginous joints: Where does the cartilage connect?
connects bones with hyaline or fibrocartilage
Cartilaginous joints: examples on the body?
ribs, pubic symphysis
Synovial joints: Joint cavity?
yes
Synovial joints: has what to support what?
ligaments to support bones
Synovial joints: Provides?
free movement between bones
Synovial joints: contain what fluid?
synovial fluid
Synovial joints: are lined with what?
synovial membrane or capsule
Synovial joints: examples on the body?
knee joint
characteristics of a fibrous joint?
- No joint cavity
- immovable or Slightly moveable
- Fibrous connective tissues connect bones
- Ex: sutures of the skull, vertebrae
Characteristics of a synovial joint?
- Has a joint cavity
- Ligaments to support bones
- Provides free movement between the bones they join
- Contains a liquid called synovial fluid and is lined with a synovial membrane or capsule
- Ex: knee joint
Characteristics of a cartilagenous joint?
- No joint cavity
- cartilage connects bones with hyaline or fibrocartilage
- Ex: ribs or
