joints - the basics Flashcards
describe joints
where bone articulates with bone
in chinese medicine what organs are the joints governed by?
kidney, spleen, liver and gallbladder
name the broad categories of joint
synovial (movable)
fibrous (fixed)
cartilaginous (slightly movable)
describe synovial joints
most complex joint
articulating ends are enclosed with a fluid filled sac
bounded by synovial membrane
strengthened with fibrous joint capsule
supported by ligaments and tendons bridging the joint
name a ball and socket joint
hip
shoulder
name a hinge joint
elbow
knee
occiptio-atlanteal joint
name a gliding joint
intercarpal and intertarsal joint
name a saddle joint
between first metacarpal and trapezium
name a pivot joint
atlanto-axial joint, radio-ulnar joint
what is ellipsoidal/condyloid
wrist joint
name the synovial joints categorised according to their shape
ball and socket hinge gliding saddle pivot ellipsoidal/condyloid
what are fibrous joints?
limited movement where the end of the bine are linked by dense fibrous tissue eg sutures of the skull
what are cartilaginous joints?
slightly more flexible as end of bone has compressible pads made of connective tissue called fibrocartilage eg discs between vertebra, the pubis.
