Joints Flashcards
Fibrous joints characteristics
immovable
connected by fibrous tissue
Fibrous joints examples
Sutures
Tibiofibular joint
socket of tooth
Cartilaginous joint
slightly moveable
hyaline cartilage
fibrocartilage - pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
Synovial
highest degree of mobility
Syndesmosis
tibiofibular articulation
fibres short for movement
Gomphosis
Articulation of tooth with socket
Types of synovial joints
Plane Hinge Pivot Condyloid Saddle Ball and Socket
Plane joint ex.
intercarpal bones in hand
articular processes of vertebrae
Hinge joint ex.
Elbow joint
Pivot ex.
proximal radioulnar joint
atlas and axis
Condyloid ex.
wrist joint
metacarpophalangeal joint
Saddle ex.
thumb
Ball and socket ex
shoulder and hip
Plane joint
articular surfaces are flat
short movements in multiple directions
Hinge joints
cylindrical end of bone joins with trough of another
Uniaxial movement