Joints Flashcards
4 MAJOR TYPES
BONY
FIBROUS
CARTILAGINOUS
SYNOVIAL
SYNOSTOSIS
Type of joint
No movement occurs between the bones
Bony joint
SYNARTHROSIS
Type of joint
Joint allowing little movement
Fibrous joints
AMPHIARTHROSIS
Type of joint
Provides moderate movement
Cartilagenous joints
DIARTHROSIS
Free movement
Synovial joints
3 types of Fibrous Joints
Suture
Gomphosis
Syndesmosis
Suture joint
Fibrous joint between cranial bones
Gomphosis
TOOTH
Between tooth and mandible/maxilla
Gomphosis
TOOTH
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Syndesmosis
Fibers a little longer, allowing movement in side-by -side bones
Radius.ulna tib.fib
2 types of cartilagenous joints
Synchondrosis
Symphesis
Synchondrosis
Cartilagenous joint bount by hyaline cartilage
Ex in kids between diaph/epyph, rib/sternum
Symphysis
Bones bound by thich layer of fibrocartilage
Ex pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
Tendon
Attaches muscle to bone
Ligaments
Attach bone to bone