Lecture 7 Flashcards
What is mobility vs. stability?
strength is inversely proportional to mobility
What are the functional classifications of joints?
synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis
What is a synarthrosis joint?
immovable
What is an amphiarthrosis joint?
slightly movable
What is a diarthrosis joint?
freely movable
What are the structural classifications of joints?
fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
What are examples of fibrous joints?
suture, gomphosis, syndesmosis
What kind functional joint is a suture?
synarthrotic
What kind of functional joint is gomphosis?
synarthrotic
What kind of joint is gomphosis?
peg-in-socket
What kind of functional joint is a syndesmosis?
amphiarthrotic
What is a syndesmosis joint?
between two bones that keep them together but allow for some movement
What are examples of a syndesmosis joint?
between the tibia and fibula; between the radius and ulna
What are the cartilaginous joints?
synchondroses, symphyses
What is synchondroses?
bones connected by hyaline cartilage
What kind of functional joint is synchondroses?
synarthrotic
What are examples of synchondroses?
epiphyseal plates, costochondral joints (costal cartilage and ribs)
What are symphyses?
bones connected by fibrocartilage
What kind of functional joint is a symphyses?
amphiarthrotic
What are examples of a symphyses joint?
intervertebral discs and the pubic symphysis