joints Flashcards
what is the hard inorganic component of bone and what portion of bone’s makeup is it?
2/3 calcium hydroxyapatite
what are the 4 tissues associated with joints:
connective tissue (bone), cartilage, DFCT, fibrocartilage
what are the 3 kinds of joints?
synovial, cartilaginous, fibrous
what tissue makes fibrous joints?
DFCT
what tissue makes cartilaginous joints?
fibrocartilage
what tissues make synovial joints? 3
DFCT, articular cartilage, occasionally fibrocartilage
what structures make up fibrous joints?
ligaments
what structures make up cartilaginous joints?
intervertebral discs, pubic symphysis
what structures make up synovial joints?
ligaments, joint capsule
what do fibrous joints resist?
tension only
what do cartilaginous joints resist?
compression and tension
what function do synovial joints have?
free-movement