Joints, synovial fluid and cartilage Flashcards
What are the types of joint?
Fibrous
Cartilinagous
SYnovial
What are examples of fibrous joints?
Periodontal
Cranial sutures
Interossoeus membranes
What are the types of cartilinagous joint?
Synchrondrosis
Symphysis
What is in a synchrondrosis joint?
Hyaline cartilage
What is in a symphysis joint?
Hyaline and fibrocartilage
What are the types of synovial joint?
Plane Hinge Pivot Condylae Saddle Ball and socket
What are the common features of synovial joint?
Synovial cavity containing synovial fluid
Articular cartilage
Fibrous cartilage
Synovial membrane
What are the components of synovial fluid?
Hyaluronic acis
Lubricin
Fluid from blood plasma
How much synovial fluid is prevent in the knee joint?
0.5ml
What are the functions of the synovial fluid?
Nutrition of cartilage
Removal of waste products
Lubrication
What ae the layers of articular cartilage?
Superficial layer
Transitional layer
What is the superficial layer of articular cartilage?
Flattened chondrocytes that produce collagen and glycoproteins
What is the transitional layer of articular cartilage?
Round chondrocytes that produce proteoglycans
What does the articular cartilage lack?
Vascular, neural or lymphatics
What is the function of the synovial membrane?
Synoviocytes produce synovial fluid
Allows for direct exchange of oxygen, CO2 and metabolites between blood and synovial fluid