Classification of Joints 3.4.1

Question 1

What is amphiarthroses?

Answer 1

Joints that permit a limited range of motion between the bones
(cartilaginous)

Question 2

What are cartilaginous joints?

Answer 2

Connect two or more bones with cartilage

-permit small range of movement

ex.
pubic symphysis joint between the two pubic bones

Question 3

What is diarthrosis?

Answer 3

Joints that are freely moveable
(synovial joints)

ex.
knee joint

Question 4

What are fibrous joints?

Answer 4

Connect two or more bones with a dense connective tissue

-permit almost no movement
ex. sutures in the skull

Question 5

What are hinge joints?

Answer 5

Joints that permit movement on a single plane

flexion = bending your elbow

extension = straightening your elbow

Question 6

What are joints?

Answer 6

Places where two or more bones connect or come together

-known as articulations
-enables movement (main function)
-permits growth
-provides structural support

Question 7

What is synarthroses?

Answer 7

Joints that permit little or no movement between the bones connected
(fibrous joints)
ex.
Sutures on the cranial and facial bones

Question 8

What is synovial fluid?

Answer 8

The fluid that fills capsules within the synovial joints

Question 9

What are synovial joints?

Answer 9

Contain a capsule filled with fluid to reduce friction between bones

ex.
elbow (most common)