joints Flashcards

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3 main categories of joints

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fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

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3 types of fibrous joints

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suture, syndesmosis, gomphosis

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fibrous joints

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held together by fibrous connective tissue, little movement

short, direct and often transitory

no joint cavity

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suture joints (fibrous joint)

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  • flat bones of skull
  • little movement but allow for growth
  • close to form synostosis: fusion or 2 or more bones of skull
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bregma

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  • meeting of sagittal and coronal suture on top of head (hole on head)
  • also known as fontanelle
  • persists in toy breeds; hole never closes up
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syndesmosis joints (fibrous joint)

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  • intervening tissue; two adjacent bones linked together for example tibia and fibula
  • more movement than suture but very restricted
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gomphosis (fibrous joint)

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  • peg in a socket joint
  • usually teeth
  • firm attachment
  • very slight movement
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cartilaginous joints formed from

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cartilage, fibro-cartilage or both
- no joint capsule

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2 types of cartilaginous joints

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  • symphysis (fibrocartilaginous)
  • synchondrosis (hyaline cartilage)
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cartilaginous joints movement

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limited; compression or stretching

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symphysis (cartilaginous joint)

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  • fibrocartilaginous
  • fibre sandwich between two layers of cartilage
  • ex where 2 os coxae come together
  • ex intervertebral disc
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intervertebral disc joints

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  • in between vertebrae, fibres arranged in circular fashion like an onion, annulus fibrosum
  • in the middle of disk is nucleus pulposus which is a gelatinous material
  • slipped disk is rupture of annulus and nucleus pulposus spits out; puts pressure on spinal cord
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synchondrosis joint (cartilaginous)

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  • hyaline cartilage
  • mainly transitory joints in growing bones
  • ex is epiphyseal cartilage aka growth plate
  • ex is costochondral joint (rib to sternum)
  • ex hyoid to skull
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synovial joints all have

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  • joint capsule
  • joint cavity
  • synovial fluid (fills joint cavity)
  • articular cartilage
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classification of joints (simple and compound)

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  • simple: 2 articular surfaces
  • compound; more than 2
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ball and socket joint

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enarthrosis
ex hip and shoulder

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hinge joint

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(ginglymus)
flex and extends, no lateral movement

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condylar joint

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ex stifle
condyles on condyles
flex and extend, no lateral movement
looks unstable, requires ligaments

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pivot joint

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trochoid
ex atlanto-axial
get rotation around a long axis

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gliding joint

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arthrodial
anything that doesn’t fit into above categories
ex is carpometacarpals joints

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21
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outer layer of joint capsule

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stratum fibrosum

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22
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inner layer of joint capsule

what does it do

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  • stratum synoviale
  • loose connective tissue; very thin, only 2-3 cells thick
  • phagocytic: cells will engulf any tissue/ rubbish in synoviale fluid and removed
  • cells also secrete things such as hyaluronan which gives synoviale fluid is viscous sticky character
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stratum fibrosum (outer layer of joint capsule) + stratum synoviale (inner layer of joint capsule) =

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synovial membrane

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synovial membrane is

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  • secretory
  • also absorptive (keeps right amount of synovial fluid in the joint) aided by movement –> lack of movement in old people = swollen joints bc too much synovial fluid
  • other characteristics include folds, pouches and fat pads
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articular cartilage is usually composed of

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hyaline cartilage

but fibrocartilage in temporo-mandibular joint

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function of articular cartilage

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reduce friction and shock absorption

avascular and no nerves

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articular cartilage get nutrition from

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synovial membrane and some from underlying bone

28
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how is articular cartilage regenerated

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multiplication of healthy cartilage cells and by conversion of stratum synoviale cells

best regeneration at periphery because nearer nutrients from synovial membrane

29
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thickness of cartilage depends on

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weight bourne on it so thickest in middle articular surface

30
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surface of articular cartilage we see

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  • collagen fibres anchored in underlying bone
  • hoops form a corrugated surface
  • springy for shock absorption and resist shear forces
31
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synovial fluid functions and what does it contain

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  • contains mucopolysaccharides (hyaluronan) –> viscous fluid
  • functions are nutrition of articular cartilage, lubrication and shock absorption
32
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ligaments are

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usually thickenings of stratum fibrosum in response to tensional forces

33
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ligaments function

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strengthen joints, restrain movement, aided by tendons and extrinsic ligament

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ligaments made up of

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almost pure collagen

35
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difference between tendons and ligaments

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ligaments are NOT associated with muscle, tendons are

36
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some ligaments that are remnants of

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tendons

37
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true or false ; some ligaments hardly restrain movement

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true

38
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menisci

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special fibrocartilage articular structures

39
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where are menisci found

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stifle and temporo-mandibular joints only

40
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menisci function

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shock absorbers, may also increase ‘fit’ or SA joint

41
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what do menisci have which is atypical for cartilage

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a nerve supply

42
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dislocation/ luxation of joints is prevented by

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  • shape or articualr surfaces
  • ligaments
  • muscles or tendons
  • cohesive force (= surface tension) of synovial fluid
43
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flexion

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reduce angle of joint

44
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extension

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increase angle of joint

45
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overextension

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extend over 180 degrees

46
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gliding

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rubbing between joints

47
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abduction

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move away from midline

48
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adduction

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move toward midline

49
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circumduction

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large circular movement of limb

50
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bursae

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  • not a joint
  • synovial structures
  • reduce friction between tendons and bones
51
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when synovial bursa wrap all the way around tendons they are called

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tendon sheath

52
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tendon sheaths are held in place by tissue called

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retinaculum

53
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sesamoid bones

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small gliding bones associated with tendons where tendons run over synovial joints

54
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sesamoid bone functions

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reduce fiction and maintain alignment +/- increase leverage