Joints Flashcards
How many bones does the axial skeleton contain?
80
How many bones does the appendicular skeleton contain?
126
How many bones does the skeleton contain?
206
How many Vertebrae does the spine have?
26
How many bones are in the different regions of the Spine?
7 Cervical 12 Thoracic 5 Lumbar 5 Saccral fused into 1 4 Coxcyial fused into 1
hand bones - how many do we have of each group?
8 Carpal bones x 2 (2 hands)
5 metacarpals x 2
14 Phalanges x 2
What is the longest bone of the body?
Femur
List the different groups of bones and there amounts of the foot bones
7 Tarsals x 2
5 Meta Tarsals x 2
14 Phalanges x 2
List the 3 different types of Joints and a feature of each.
Fibrous Joints - Immovable (Skull sutures)
Cartilaginous Joints - Slight Movement (rib cage)
Synovial Joints - Full movement (knee)
What are the 3 types of cartilage?
Hyaline Cartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
List some unique features of Synovial Joints?
They have a joint cavity A joint capsule Synovial Membrane Synovial fluid Articular cartilage (hyaline) they have ligaments
What are the 6 different types of Synovial joints and give an example?
Plane Joints - Wrist/Ankle Hinge - Elbow/Knee Pivot - Radius/Ulna Condyloid - base of the skull Saddle Joint - Metacarpal (thumb) Ball & Socket - Sholder
Types of motion of synovial joints
Gliding
Flexion
Extension
Hyperextension
List 4 types of Motion
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction
Rotation
List 4 special movements?
Elevation Depression Protraction Retraction Inversion Eversion Dorsiflexion (walking on heals) Plantar flexion (walking on toes) Supination (twisting and moving of hand to face)
