JOINTS & ARTICULATION/BIOMECHANICS Flashcards
Joints
Locations where bones, or bones and cartilage meet for movement and allow bones to slide smoothly against one another
Joints that provide little to no movement:
Some bones are joined to one another by connective tissue (cartilage) that are designed for stability and will provide little to no movement
How many bones in human body
There are 206 bones in the adult human body and all except one will connect to at least one other bone at specialized structures called JOINTS
Structural classification of joints (GENERAL)
Consider whether the bones are strongly anchored to each other by connective tissue or whether they articulate within a fluid-filled space called joint cavity
Functional classification of joints (GENERAL)
Describe the degree or range of movement ranging from immobile to slightly moveable, to freely moveable
3 classifications of structural (4)
- Based on structural components surrounding articulating surfaces
- Fibrous joint
- Cartilaginous joint
- Synovial joint:
Fibrous joint
Fibrous joint has bones united by fibrous connective tissue
Cartilaginous joint
Bones joined by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage at cartilaginous joint
Synovial joint
Articulating surfaces of bones are not directly connected but come into contact within fluid-filled cavity
3 classifications of functional (4)
- Based on amount of movement allowed between articulating bones
- Synarthrosis
- Amphiarthrosis
- Diarthrosis
Synarthrosis
Immobile/nearly immobile that could be fibrous or cartilaginous. Provides a strong union between articulating bones, especially important at locations where the bone provides protection for internal organs
Examples of synarthrosis (4)
Sutures, fibrous joints between bones of skull, manubriosternal joint, cartilaginous joint that unites manubrium and body of sternum for protection of heart
Amphiarthrosis
Joint with limited mobility
Joints of adjacent vertebrae
Contains an amphiarthrosis joint made of cartilaginous joint that unites the bodies of adjacent vertebrae and contains a thick pad of fibrocartilage called INTERVERTEBRAL DISC that fills in between each gap
Joints of pubic symphysis
Contains an amphiarthrosis joint made of cartilaginous joint in which the pubic regions of right and left hip bones and strongly anchored to each other via fibrocartilage
Diarthrosis
Freely moveable joint and encompasses all synovial joints
Examples of diarthrosis (3)
All synovial joints of body providing most body movements, common in appendicular skeleton giving the limbs a wide range of motion, shoulder/hip joints providing multiaxial movement (3 types movement)
Fibrous joints
Bones joined by fibrous tissue (dense fibrous connective tissue) and does not contain any cavity between, gap filled with fibrous connective tissue may be narrow or wide
3 types of fibrous joints:
- Suture
- Syndesmosis
- Gomphosis
Suture
Type of fibrous joint that connects all the bones of the skull, except for the mandible. It helps to protect brain and form face
Suture functional classification
Classified as synarthrosis as the suture is frequently convoluted, forming a tight union
Adult skull bone
Skull bones are closely joined, and the narrow gap between them is filled with connective tissue
Syndesmosis
Type of fibrous joint that has two parallel bones united by fibrous connective tissue
Syndesmosis functional classification
Classified as amphiarthroses because they provide some movement
Examples of syndesmosis
Syndesmosis joints can be found between the radius and ulna, where an interosseous membrane fills gap between bones. The shafts of tibia and fibula are also connected by interosseous membrane
Structural specifics of distal tibiofibular joint
Articulating surfaces of those bones lack cartilage; the narrow gap is anchored by fibrous connective tissue and ligaments
Gomphosis
Also known as peg-and-socket joint. Specialized fibrous joint that anchors root of tooth into bony socket within maxillary bone (upper jaw) or mandible bone (lower jaw) of skull
Gomphosis structure
Contains numerous short bands of dense connective tissue called a periodontal ligament
Gomphosis functional classification
Classified as synarthrosis due to the immobility
Cartilaginous joint
No joint cavity, adjacent bones are joined together by either hyaline cartilage of fibrocartilage
2 types of cartilaginous joint:
- Synchondrosis
- Symphysis
Synchondrosis
When bones are joined together by hyaline cartilage and may be temporary or permanent and classified as a synarthrosis due to lack of movement between bone and cartilage
Temporary synchondrosis
Formed by epiphyseal plate of growing long bone which is eventually lost when epiphyseal plate ossifies as bone reaches maturity
Permanent synchondrosis
Does not ossify with age; it retains its hyaline cartilage
Symphysis
Fibrocartiliginous fusion between 2 bones, found in intervertebral disc and is amphiarthrosis
Fibrocartilage strength
Very strong because it contains numerous bundles of thick collagen fibers