Joint and Muscle Structure and Function Flashcards
Synarthroses
Reinforced by combo of fibrous and cartilaginous connective tissues
Permit slight to no mvt
More for stability than mobility
Allows forces to be dispersed across relatively large area of contact, thereby reducing injury
Bind to bones together and transmit force from one bone to the next w/ min jt motion
Fibrous Joint
Synarthrodial joint
More for stability than mobility
Dense CT, not a lot of mvt
Ex: sutures of skull, distal tibiofibular joint, interosseous membrane
Cartilaginous Joint
Synarthrodial joint
More for stability than mobility
Fibrocartilage, hyaline cartilage
A little bit of mvt
Ex: intervertebral discs, pubis symphysis
Diarthroses
Possess synovial fluid-filled cavity
Permit moderate to extensive mvt
Ex: GH, facet, tibiofemoral, taloacrual
Synovial Joint Elements (ALWAYS)
Synovial fluid
Synovial membrane
Articular Cartilage
Joint Capsule
Blood vessels
Nerve endings
Ligaments
Synovial Joint Elements (SOMETIMES)
Fat pad
Mensci
Bursa
Labrum
Synovial plicae
Diarthrodial Subclasses (Uniaxial)
1 DOF
Hinge - elbow
Pivot - humeroulnar/radial
Diarthrodial Subclasses (Biaxial)
2 DOF
Condyloid Joint
Biaxial
Shaped so that concave surface of one bony component is allowed to slide over convex surface of another component in two directions (concave surface is more shallow)
3rd DOF is restricted by ligaments
Ex: MCP joints, tibiofemoral joints
Ellipsoid Joint
Biaxial
Convex elongated surface in one direction that is matched on concave side (deeper concavity medially and laterally)
No rotation
Ex: radiocarpal
Saddle Joint
Biaxial
Each side of saddle joint has two surfaces, one convex and one concave
M/L - convex; A/P - concave
Ex: CMC joint
Diarthrodial Subclasses (Triaxial)
3 DOF
Ball-and-socket
Plane - can have multiple mvts (SC joint)
Connective Tissue Makes Up…
Ligament
Tendon
Bone
Capsule
Articular and fibrocartilage
Connective Tissue Has…
Cells
Extracellular matrix (ECM) - fibrous proteins and ground substance
Connective Tissue Cells
Fibroblast - basic cell of most CT (ligaments, tendons, other periarticular CT)
Chondrocytes - hyaline and fibrocartilage
Tenocytes - tendon
Osteocytes - Bone
Manufacture and secretes ECM
Connective Tissue ECM
Part of CT outside of cells
Determines tissue function
Fibrous proteins and ground substance
ECM (Fibrous Component)
Contains 2 major classes of proteins: collagen and elastin
Collagen
ECM fibrous component
Most abundant protein in body
Strength similar to steel (tensile strength)
Responsible for integrity of tissue and response to forces
Collagen Types
Type I - tendons, ligaments, fibrocartilage, jt capsules (stiff, strong, little elongation, good for binding/supporting b/w 2 bones)
Type II - cartilage and intervertebral discs (thinner, less tensile strength, maintains shape of complex structures in body)
Elastin
ECM fibrous component
Uncoils when stretched
Found in all jt structures
Make up smaller component of ECM than collagen
Found in structures that require more “give”
Ex: aorta, ligamentum nuchae
ECM Ground Substance
Non-fibrous component
Fibrous proteins embedded in ground substances
Composes of: glucosaminoglycans (GAG’s), water, solutes
Types of Connective Tissues
Dense CT (ligaments, external layer of jt capsule, tendons)
Articular cartilage (hyaline cartilage)
Fibrocartilage (mensci, labra, discs)
Dense Connective Tissue
High in Type 1 collagen
Limited blood supply
Irregular (capsule) and regular (ligament/tendon) classification
Regular CT - tissue fibers are aligned in one direction b/c they resist forces in one direction
Irregular CT - withstand multiple directions of mvt