Joints Flashcards
point of contact between bones or between bones and cartilage
articulation
immovable joints
synarthoses
slightly moveable joints
ampiarthoses
mostly moveable joints
diarthoses
no joint cavity and made of fibrous connective tissue
fibrous
classification by type of connective tissue at the joint and whether or not there is space between the bones
structural classification
classification based on the amount of movement at the joint
functional classification
exist only in the skull
sutures
has a connection that uses a ligament
syndesmoses
holds the teeth in place
gomphoses
types of fibrous joints
sutrues, syndesmoses, and gomphoses
type of joint held together by cartilage
cartlaginous
connected by hyaline cartilage.
synchondroses
examples of a synchondroses
the first rib being connected by hyaline cartilage and the epiphyseal plates
synchondroses are made of what
hyaline cartilage
joint that uses fibrocartilage
symphyses
example of a symphysis
the intervertebral disks
type of joint where there is space between the articulating bone
synovial
extension of the periosteum from the two bones.
fibrocapsule
what is the fibrocapsule made of
dense irregular connective tissue
inner part of the fibrocapsule
synovial membrane
what is the synovial membrane made of
areolar connective tissue
acts as a cushion to prevent friction in joints.
synovial fluid
what are ligaments made of
connective tissue
what do ligaments do
add strength to the joint
what are menisci
extra cushion in synovial joints