Joints Flashcards
Synarthroses
Immovable
Amphiarthroses
Slightly movable
Diarthroses
Freely movable
Fibrous joints
Bones joined by dense fib connective tissue
Sutures
Interlocking of skull
Syndesmoses
Bones connect by ligaments, longer= larger amounts of movement
Gomphoses
Peg-in-socket
Cartilaginous joints
United by cartilage, not movable
Synchondroses
Bar or plate of hyaline cartilage units bone
Symphyses
Are strong, fibrocartilge unit bone
Synovial joints
Bones separated by fluid filled cavity
Six General structure
Articulate cartilage
Joint cavity.
Articular capsule.
Synovial fluid.
Fatty pats.
Articular Discs
Articular cartilage
Hailing heartblitch covering ends of bones prevents Crushing of bone ends.
Joint cavity
Small fluid filles
Articulate capsule
2 layers thick
External fibrous layer dense irregular conn tissue
Inner synovial mem make synovial fluid