Joints Flashcards
Immoveable joints
Synarthrosis
Slightly moveable joint
Amphiarthrosis
Freely moveable joint
Diarthrosis
Bones connected by fibrous tissue
Fibrous joints
Bones connected by cartilage
Cartilaginous joints
Bones connected by a capsule containing fluid
Synovial joints
Types of fibrous joints
Sutures, gomphoses, syndesmoses
Types of Cartilaginous Joints
Synchondroses and Symphyses
Types of synovial joints
Hinge, Saddle, Plane, Pivot, Condyloid, Ball and Socket
Sutures - joint type, movement type and location
Fibrous, synarthrosis, skull
Gomphoses - Joint type, movement type, location
Fibrous, synarthrosis, mandible and maxilla
Syndesmoses - joint type, movement type, location example
Fibrous, amphioarthrosis, middle radioulnar joint
Synchondroses - joint type, movement type, example
Cartilaginous, synarthrosis, between diaphysis and epiphysis of long bone
Symphyses - joint type, movement type, example
Cartilaginous, amphiarthosis, pubic symphysis
Hinge joint - example
Elbow joint, ankle joint, knee joint
Saddle - example
Carpometacarpal joint
Plane joint - example
Subtalar joint