Joints Flashcards
Joint
Articulation (point where bones meet and connect)
Diarthrotic joint
Freely moveable (shoulder, knee, wrist, etc.)
Amiphiarthrotic joint
Slightly moveable (intervertebral discs)
Synarthrotic joint
Immoveable (tooth in socket)
Synostosis
Two bones fused into one by bone tissue (formed at various ages, when bones fuse at joint)
Does synostosis have mobility?
No! not considered a joint
What are examples of synostosis?
Coxal bone fuses from 3 parts (by adulthood) and skull bones fuse together after middle age
Fibrous joints
Bones joined by dense regular CT
What is the mobility of fibrous joints?
Synarthrotic to diarthrotic
Suture
Between most skull bones (syn)
Syndesmosis
Length of fibers varies, determines mobility
What are two examples of syndesmosis joints?
Distal tibiofibular joint (syn), interosseous membrane in forearm (di)
Gomphosis
Between tooth and socket (syn)
Cartilaginous joints
Bones joined by cartilage
Synchondrosis
Bones joined by hyaline cartilage
What are two examples of synchondrosis joints?
Epiphyseal plate (syn), 1st sternocostal joint (syn)
Symphysis
Main cartilage is fibrocartilage (maybe hyaline)
What are two examples of symphysis joints?
Intervertebral disc (amp), pubic symphysis (amp)
Synovial joints
Bones separated by a fluid-containing joint cavity
What are examples of synovial joints?
Knee, shoulder, knuckle, wrist, ribs, sternum, ear bones (ALL DI)
Joint cavity
Contains synovial fluid, blood filtrate, lubricates, nourishes articular cartilage
Articular capsule (inner layer)
Synovial membrane; produces synovial fluid by filtration
Articular capsule (outer layer)
Fibrous capsule
What kind of CT is in the articular capsule?
Dense irregular CT
Articular cartilage
Made of hyaline cartilage, protects bones by absorbing compression forces
Reinforcing ligaments
Dense regular CT that connects bone to bone