JOINTS Flashcards
_______ is the site where two or bones meet
Articulation
______ give skeleton mobility
Joints
What holds the skeleton together?
Joints
Joints have three functional classifications
______: immovable
______: slightly movable
______: freely movable
Synarthroses
Amphiarthroses
Diarthroses
Which joint classification allows no movement?
Synarthroses
Which joint classification allows slight movement?
Amphiarthroses
Which joint classification allows free movement?
Diarthroses
Joints have three structural classifications: _____, _____, ______
Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial
Fibrous joints are mostly immovable, which means they are also called ______
Synarthrotic (Synarthroses)
Fibrous joints are joined by ____ ______ _____ tissue
Dense fibrous connective tissue
Sutures, Syndesmoses, and Gomphoses are all types of ______ joints
Fibrous
______, a Fibrous joint, have rigid, interlocking joints containing short connective tissue fibers
Sutures
______, a fibrous joint, allow for growth during youth
Sutures
______, a fibrous joint, ossify during middle age and become synostoses.
Sutures
Sutures ossify during middle age and are then called _______
Synostoses
Sutures are found only in the ______
skull
_______, a fibrous joint, connect bones by ligaments
Syndesmoses
Ligaments are bands of _____ ____
Fibrous tissue
The movement of Syndesmoses fibrous joints varies from _______ to slightly movable(Amphiarthroses)
Immovable (Synarthroses)
Synarthrotic distal tibiofibular joint is a _________ joint
Syndesmoses
The joint “Diarthrotic interosseous”, which is a syndesmoses joint, is the connection between the ____ and _____
Radius and Ulna
_____, a type of fibrous joint, have Peg-in-socket joints of teeth in alveolar sockets
Gomphoses
Gomphoses joints have peg-in-socket joints of teeth in ______ ______
Alveolar sockets
The periodontal ligament has a _______ connection
Fibrous
Cartilaginous joints unite bones by _______
cartilage
Cartilaginous joints have two sub types:
_______ and ______
Synchondroses
Symphyses
Synchondroses and Symphyses are two types of _______ joints
Cartilaginous
In synchondroses, a bar or plate of ____ _____ unites the bones
hyaline cartilage
All cartilaginous synchondroses joints are _______ (immovable)
Synarthrotic
In Cartilaginous Symphyses, ______ ____ covers the articulating surfaces
Hyaline Cartilage
In cartilaginous Symphyses, Hyaline cartilage covers the articulating surfaces and is fused to an intervening pad of _______
Fibrocartilage
All synovial joints are ______ (free movement)
Diarthrotic
Synovial joints include all _____ _____
limb joints
Articular cartilage and the joint cavity are two distinguishing features of ______ joints
Synovial joints
Synovial joints have an articular _____
Capsule
The synovial joint articular capsule has an ___ ____ capsule of dense irregular connective tissue
Outer Fibrous
The synovial joint articular capsule has an ______ synovial membrane of loose connective tissue
Inner
“Outer fibrous capsule of dense irregular connective tissue” This describes which joint?
Synovial
“Inner synovial membrane of loose connective tissue” This describes which joint?
Synovial
Which joint has an articular capsule?
Synovial
What type of fluid lubricates and nourishes articular cartilage?
Synovial fluid
_____ fluid is viscous slippery filtrate of plasma and hyaluronic acid
Synovial
Hyaluronic acid is a mixture of ______ acid and ______
amino acid and glucose
Synovial joints have three possible types of reinforcing ligaments.
_______: Part of the fibrous capsule
_______: Outside the capsule
_______: deep to capsule, covered by the synovial membrane
Capsular, extracapsular, and intracapsular
“Part of the fibrous capsule” This describes which reinforcing ligament of synovial joints?
Capsular
“Outside the capsule” This describes which reinforcing ligament of synovial joints?
Extracapsular
“deep to capsule, covered by synovial membrane” This describes which reinforcing ligament of synovial joints?
Intracapsular
Which type of joint is rich in nerves and blood vessels?
Synovial
Nerve fibers detect ____
pain
Nerve fibers monitor ____ ____ and ______
joint position and stretch
In ______ joints, capillary beds produce filtrate for synovial fluid
Synovial
Bursae is a _______ reducing structure within synovial joints
Friction reducing
Do Bursae contain synovial fluid?
Yes
“Commonly act as ball bearings, where ligaments, muscles, skin, tendons, or bones rub together” This describes ______, found in synovial joints
Bursae
______ are flattened, fibrous sacs lined with synovial membranes
Bursae
Bursae are ______ sacs
Fibrous
A “Tendon sheath” is a _____ reducing structure within synovial joints
Friction
____ _____ are elongated bursas that wrap completely around a tendon in synovial joints
Tendon Sheaths
Muscle tone is a _______ factor of synovial joints because it keeps tendons that cross the joint taut.
Stabilizing
Muscle tone is extremely important in reinforcing ______ and ____ joints as well as the arches of the foot
shoulder and knee