joints

Question 1

Immovable joints

Answer 1

synarthrotic

Question 2

Slightly movable

Answer 2

amphiarthrotic

Question 3

Freely movable

Answer 3

diarthrotic

Question 4

how are joints grouped?

Answer 4

Three general groups of joints classified structurally by the type of tissue that binds the bones together are: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial.

Joints can also be grouped according to the degree of movement possible at the bony junctions.

Question 5

bound by a sheet of fibrous connective tissue or bundle of fibrous connective tissue

Answer 5

syndesmosis

Question 6

example of syndesmosis

Answer 6

tibia and fibula

Question 7

sutures are synarthrotic, meaning they are

Answer 7

immovable

Question 8

a joint formed by the union of a cone-shaped bony process in a bony socket.

Answer 8

gomphosis

Question 9

bands of hyaline cartilage unite the bones

Answer 9

synchondrosis

Question 10

the articular surfaces of bones are covered with a thin layer of hyaline cartilage and the cartilage is attached to a pad of springy fibrocartilage.

Answer 10

symphysis

Question 11

allow free movement

Answer 11

synovial joints

Question 12

what is the synovial membrane composed of

Answer 12

shiny, vascular layer of loose connective tissue

Question 13

discs of fibrocartilage

Answer 13

menisci

Question 14

fluid filled sacs

Answer 14

bursae

Question 15

location of the bursae

Answer 15

located between the skin and underlying bony prominences.

Question 16

function of bursae

Answer 16

function to cushion and aid the movement of tendons that glide over bony parts or over other tendons.

Question 17

bone with a globular head that articulates with a cup-shaped cavity of another bone.

Answer 17

ball and socket

Question 18

plane joint

Answer 18

nearly flat or slightly curved.

Question 19

convex surface of one bone fitting into the concave surface of another bone.

Answer 19

hinge

Question 20

cylindrical surface of one bone rotating within a ring formed of bone and a ligament

Answer 20

pivot joint

Question 21

convex surface of one bone articulating with a concave surface of another bone.

Answer 21

saddle joint

Question 22

why is the shoulder prone to dislocation?

Answer 22

The shoulder joint capsule is very loose

wide range of motion

loose attachments