Joints Flashcards
What are the 3 Categories of Joints?
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial
What are Fibrous joints?
Designed for limited or no movement, it unites bones using dense connective tissue
What are some examples of fibrous joints?
Sutures of skull
Teeth in sockets
What are Cartilaginous joints?
Semi-movable joints with some restricted motion joined by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage .
What are some examples of cartilaginous joints joined by fibrocartilage?
Intervertebral disc
Pelvic symphysis
Mandibular symphysis
What are sinovial joints?
Movable joints between articulating bones .
Separated by joint cavity
What is a joint cavity?
A synovial fluid-filled space separating articulating bones in synovial joints
What are some examples of Synovial Joints?
Joints between bones of the limbs
Joint between articular processes of vertebrae
Joints between ribs and vertebrae
What type of joint has ends covered by articular cartilage?
Synovial joints
What type of cartilage can we find on articular cartilage?
Hyaline
What produces synovial fluid in the joint cavity?
The synovial membrane
What is the metatarsophalangeal joint called in horses?
Fetlock joint
What is the proximal Interphalangeal joint called in horses?
Pastern joint
What is the distal interphalangeal joint called in horses?
Coffin joint
