Exam 1-Fibrous Joints (synarthrosis) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the name given to a condition in which bones are fused together by bone?
A
synostosis
2
Q
What is the conditionin which teeth are abnormally aligned during closure of the mouth?
A
malocclusion
3
Q
What fibrous connective tissue classically fills the joint space of a syndesmosis?
A
interosseous ligament
4
Q
What are the classic examples of the less moveable or “fixed” syndesmosis?
A
tibia-fibula shaft articulation, radio-ulnar shaft articulation, caraco-clavicular joint or tympano-stapedial joints
5
Q
What are examples of the typical syndesmosis from the vertebral column?
A
mos of the ligamentous joints of the vertebral column and legamentous sacro-illiac joints
