L05: Joints And Stability Flashcards
What are the 3 types of joints?
Synovial
Fibrous
Fibrocartilagenous
What are the 3 types of fibrous joints
Sutures
Gomphoses
Syndesmoses
What are the 2 types of fibrocartilagenous joints
Primary cartilagenous
Secondary cartilagenous
What are the 6 types of synovial joints
Ball and socket Hinge Plane Saddle Condyloid Pivot
Describe the general structure of a fibrous joint
Two bones with collagen between it
Describe the structure of an fibrocartilagenous joint
Two bones
Bones have hyaline cartilage
Sides of the bones have a fibrous cartilage
Fibrocartilage (between two bones)
Describe the general structure of a synovial joint
Two bones
Hyaline cartilage
Synovial fluid covered with synovial membrane
What is the 6 common feature of a synovial joint
Bone covered with articulate cartilage Joint cavity Connective tissue capsule Ligaments Wide movement Synovial membrane
Why is the hip joint stable
The femur has ‘ligament of head of femur’ which attaches to the hip bone (acetabulum)
What are the features of the knee joints
Meniscus
Articular cartilage
Anterior and posterior cruciate ligament
What are the ligaments of the shoulder
Acromioclavicular lig
Coracacromial lig
Coracoclavicular lig
What structure makes the glenoid cavity of the shoulder deeper
Glenoid labrum that surrounds the glenoid cavity
What are the rotator cuff muscles of the shoulder
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
Subscapularis
Teres minor
What are the other muscles of the shoulder
Latissimus Dorsi (lower posterior)
Pectoralis major (anterior)
Deltoid
Trapezius (upper posterior)
What happens when axillary nerve is damaged
Loss of sensation of the Sergants patch