Joint Structure Flashcards
What is a synovial joint?
A type of joint characterized by a joint cavity containing synovial fluid.
Name the main components of a synovial joint.
- Bone
- Articular cartilage
- Synovial membrane
- Articular capsule
- Joint cavity containing synovial fluid
What is the function of articular cartilage in a synovial joint?
To provide a smooth surface for joint movement and absorb shock.
What is the role of the synovial membrane?
To produce synovial fluid and line the joint cavity.
Fill in the blank: The _______ is a fibrous structure that encloses the synovial joint.
Articular capsule
True or False: Synovial fluid is found in the joint cavity of synovial joints.
True
What is between both bones?
Synovial fluid
What is the outer lining of the bone that touches the synovial fluid?
Articular cartilage
What holds the synovial fluid in place between the bones
Synovial membrane
What is the very outer part of the joint that holds everything together?
Articular capsule
What are the pockets of fluid in the patella?
Suprapatellar Bursa
Prepatellar bursa
Infrapatellar bursa
What is the ligament that connects the patella to the tibia?
Patella ligament
What is the ligament that connects the femur to the tibia?
Tibial collateral ligament
What is the ligament that connects the femur to the fibula?
Fibular collateral ligament
What are the two ligaments inside the knee joint that connect the front to the back and the back to the front?
Posterior cruciate ligament
Anterior cruciate ligament
What is the ligament that covers the entire knee?
Patellar ligament
