JOINTS: Physiology

Question 1

joint (articulation)

Answer 1

The coming together of two or more bones.

Question 2

Suture joints

Answer 2

Immovable joints, such as between the skull bones.

Question 3

Synovial joints

Answer 3

Freely moveable joints.
Ball and socket type (hip, shoulder).
Hinge type (elbow, knee, ankle)

Question 4

Joint capsule

Answer 4

This is fibrous tissue surrounding the bones of a synovial joint.

Question 5

Synovial cavity

Answer 5

The empty space between bones at the joint

Question 6

Synovial membrane

Answer 6

tissue lining the synovial cavity; produces synovial fluid

Question 7

Articular cartilage

Answer 7

White, smooth tissue covering the bones at the joint; within the synovial cavity

Question 8

Synovial fluid

Answer 8

Water and nutrients that lubricate the joint to reduce friction on the articular cartilage

Question 9

Meniscus

Answer 9

Crescent-shaped.
Fibre and cartilage.
Partly divides a joint cavity.
Acts as a cushion.
Present in the knee.

Question 10

tendon

Answer 10

connective tissue that connects muscle to bone

Question 11

ligament

Answer 11

tissue connects bone to bone

Question 12

bursa

Answer 12

Closed sacs of synovial fluid located near but not within a joint.
Commonly found between tendons and bones, between ligaments and bones, and between skin and bones.

Question 13

olecranon bursa

Answer 13

elbow bursa

Question 14

prepatellar bursa

Answer 14

knee joint bursa

Question 15

subacromial bursa

Answer 15

shoulder joint bursa