Joints Tendons And Ligaments Flashcards
Function of joints
Allow movement in 3 dimensions
Weight-bearing
Transfer load evenly
Types of joints
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial
How are joints classified
Structural classification
Functional classification
Example of fibrous joints
Teeth sockets
Examples of cartilaginous joitn
Intervertebral discs
Functional classification of joints
Synarthroses
Amphiarthroses
Diarthroses
Synarthroses
Immovable joints
Mostly fibrous
Fibrous joints
Little or no movement
Bones are connected by ligaments
Sutures
Junctions between adjacent skull bones
Sharpey’s fibres connect bones (bone fibres in type 1 collagen)
Gomphoses
Peg and socket joint eg teeth
Held by periodontal ligaments
Make them slightly moveable
Syndesmoses joints
Connected by membranes
Eg between radius and ulnar
Slightly movable
3 types of fibrous joints
Sutures
Gomphoses
Syndesmoses
Cartilaginous joints
Some movements
Hyaline cartilage connects bone
Stretches to allow some movement
Types of cartilaginous joints
Synchondrosis
Symphysis
Synchondrosis
Costochondral joints
Growth plates between diaphysis and epiphysis
Symphysis
Eg pelvis
Have high strength and reduced flexibility
Pad or plate of fibrocartilage
Synovial joint
Freely moveable
Joint capsule- outer = fibrous inner = synovial fluid
Articular cartilage covers bone
Composition of synovial fluid
Hyaluronic acid
Lubricin
Proteinase
Collagenases
What covers bone in synovial joints
Articular cartilage
Diarthrosis
Synovial joints
Freely movable
Amphiarthrosis
Cartilaginous joints
Slightly moveable
6 types of synovial joint
Hinge
Pivot
Plane
Ball and socket
Condyloid
Saddle
What connects bones in a cartilaginous joint
Hyaline cartilage
What connects bones in a fibrous joint
Ligaments
Characteristics of a synovial joint
Articular cartilage
Joint capsule
Joint synovial cavity
Synovial fluid
Reinforcing ligaments
Bursae
Fluid filled sacs lined by synovial membrane
Part of shock absorbing structure of a synovial joint