Fibrous And Cartilaginous Joints Flashcards
Bones of fibrous joints connected solely by _
Long collagen fibers
What little movement there is in fibrous joints connected determined by length of _
Collagen fiber
Fibrous joints can be further subdivided into _ groups
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Sutures literally means
Seams
Short collagen fibers allow no _ in sutures
Side movement
May be slight _ in sutures if pressure applied
Springing
In _ bones connected by a sheet of fibrous connective tissue
Syndesmoses
Length of fibers vary from joint to joint with _
Syndesmoses
Syndesmoses aka _
Interosseous membrane
Syndesmoses (interosseous membranes) are a feature of _ and _
Forearm
Lower leg
Syndesmoses used in areas of body where bones _
Lie side-to-side
(Safety-pin)
Syndesmoses tend to have _ rather than sutures, allow for a little more movement
Longer fibers
Only example of _ is in the tooth socket
Gomphoses
In gomphoses, peg-like process sits in a _ and is held together by fibrous tissue
Socket
The depression or socket with gomphoses is the _
Periodontal ligament
Micromovement in gomphoses is essential to allow adjustment of _ when eating
Pressure of bite
After skull bone becomes a single unit in adulthood, sutures are then known as _
Synostoses
