JOINTS Flashcards
What is an example of synchrodroses?
The connection of the ribs to the sternum
What are the four types of synarthroses?
Sutures, gomphoses, synchrodroses, synotoses
What is an example of synotoses?
The fusion of two bones to the epiphyseal line
What surrounds a diarthrosis?
An articular capsule
What is an example of a syndesmosis?
Bones connected by a ligament like the tibia and fibula
What is a synarthrosis?
An immovable joint
What are the six movements of synovial joints?
Gliding, hinge, pivot, ellipsoidal, saddle, ball and socket
What are diarthroses?
Moveable (synovial) joints
What is an example of gomphoses?
The binding of teeth to their sockets
What are the two types of amphiarthroses?
Syndesmosis and symphysis
What are amphiarthroses?
Slightly moveable joints
What is an example of a symphysis?
Bones separated by a pad of cartilage like the vertebrae
