intro Flashcards
1
Q
cartilage types (3)
A
-hyaline (in knee joint)
-fibro (in vertebral discs)
-elastic (ears)
2
Q
degeneration of cartilage leads to…
A
OA
3
Q
what type of imaging is needed for ligaments to be visible?
A
MRI
4
Q
2 TYPES of joints
A
Synovial
Solid
5
Q
examples of solid joints (3)
A
sutures (skull)
gomphosis (teeth & gum)
syndesmosis (radius)
6
Q
examples of synovial joints (6, with eg)
A
- hinge (elbow)
- pivot (radio ulnar joint)
- ball & socket (hip)
- ellipsoid (radio carpal joint, oval head slides into socket)
- saddle (thumb, concave + convex)
- plane (tarsals, 2 flat surfaces)