Joints

Question 1

Fibrous joints

Answer 1

joints with fibrous connective tissue joining two bones that allow for very little movement.

Sutures or synarthrodial joints: This type of joint is found in the skull. During birth, sutures are flexible to allow a baby to pass through the birth canal, and they become more rigid with age.

Syndesmosis: found between some long bones such as the tibia and fibula

Gomphosis joints: attach teeth to the sockets of the maxilla and mandible

Question 2

Cartilaginous joints

Answer 2

moderately movable joints made of fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage

Primary: epiphyseal (growth) plates

Secondary: intervertebral discs (layers of cartilage between vertebrae)

Question 3

Synovial joints

Answer 3

Fluid-filled joints found between bones that move against one another. The type of joint that allows movement

Question 4

TYPES OF SYNOVIAL JOINTS

Answer 4

Gliding - Tarsals of the foot

Condyloid - Radiocarpal joint

Ball and Socket - Shoulder and hip

Hinge - Elbow, ankle, and knee

Saddle - Joint between the thumb and wrist

Pivot - Radioulnar joint

Question 5

Arthrokinematics

Answer 5

the broad term meaning joint motion that can be used in reference to all joint motions

Question 6

Close-packed joint position

Answer 6

the most stable joint position, when the connective tissue is taut and neighboring bones have the most contact

Question 7

Loose-packed joint position

Answer 7

the less stable joint position represented by any other joint position other than close packed