MSK L3 Joint structure and function Flashcards
Classification of Joints:
According to structure
According to function
Classification of Joints: According to structure
- Fibrous
- Cartilaginous
- Synovial
Classification of Joints:
According to function
Synarthroses
Amphiarthroses
Diarthroses
- Synarthroses
no/little movement (fibrous and some cartilaginous joints
- Amphiarthroses
– some movement (cartilaginous joints)
- Diarthroses
free movement (always synovial joints)
Fibrous
no joint cavity and dense fibrous connective tissue joining articulating surface.
Cartilaginous joints
no cavity and two bones are joined y pad of cartilage – fibrous or hyaline.
Synovial –
cavity between ends of articulating bones – ends covered with fibrous or hyauline for protection.
Fibrous Joints: 3 sub classifications:
- Sutures
- Syndesmoses
- Gomphoses
Sutures
Found only in the skull,
Form at 18mths of age when they replace fontanels
Fibrous tissue covered by periosteum
Several types of sutures
- Serrate (between frontal and parietal bones)
- Lap or squamous - overlap (between parietal and temporal bones
- Plane or butt (between paired maxillary bones forming hard palate).
Synostosis sutures
Sutures may become totally ossified in adults forming a synostosis (e.g. between frontal bones)
Syndesmoses:Definition
Bones joined by interosseous ligament or dense aponeurotic membrane
Syndesmoses: Example
Interosseous membrane between radius and ulna
Syndesmoses: Movement
Flexibility of collagen fibres in ligament may allow limited movement
Gomphoses: Definition
Pegs and sockets, held in place by bundles of regular collagenous connective tissue
Gomphoses: Example
Found between teeth and bones of jaw – periodontal ligaments
Gomphoses:Movement
Allow sight movement of teeth during mastication as collagen fibres are orientated in different planes.
Cartilaginous joints: types
- Synchondroses (primary)
2. Symphyses (secondary)
Syncondroses (primary) Definition
Advancing centres of ossification separated by hyaline cartilage
Syncondroses (primary) Temporary types
Most are temporary (e.g. epiphyseal growth plates (and fuse in adults
Syncondroses (primary) Permanent types
Some persist throughout life e.g. costal cartilages, which allow some flexibility of rib cage during inspiration.
Symphyses (secondary) Definition
Fibro-cartilage pads between a.c. of adjacenet bones
Symphyses (secondary) Movement
Allow for slight movement: Symphysis pubis allows expansion of pelvis in childbirth.
Symphyses (secondary)Examples
Symphysis pubis – childbirth
Intervertebral discs allow limied motion between vertebrae
Symphyses (secondary)Examples that fuse
Some symphses fuse during growth (e.g. sacral and coccygeal discs)
Synovial Joints: Definition
Articulating bones separated by synovial cavity filled with synovial fluid
Synovial Joints: Movement
Cavity gives synovial joints wide range of movement compared to other joints
Synovial Joints: Examples of movement in different planes
Plane (or gliding) Hinge Pivot Ellipsode(or condyloid) Saddle Ball and socket
Plane (gliding) joints: Definition
Opposing surfaces almost flat or slightly convex and concave
Plane (gliding) joints: Allow
Small side0to-side or back-and-forth movements and small amount of rotation
Plane (gliding) joints: Examples
- Sacroiliac joints
- Apopphyseal joints of spine
• Allow thoracic sine ribs to movement upwards and outwards during inspiration
Hinge joints → Definition
Convex and of one bone articulates with concave end of another.
Hinge joints → Allow
Hinge-type movement about a single axis such as flexion and extension.
Hinge joints →Examples
Interphalangeal joints of fingers, and tibio-femoral joint of knee.
Pivot joints:Definition
Conical or rounded surface of one bone fits into depression on another.
Pivot joints: Allows
Rotation about a single axis
Pivot joints: v
- Joint between head of radius and ulnar allows rotation of forearm.
- Atlanto-axial joint between atlas and axis allows rotation of head.
Ellipsoid:Definition
Oval convex surface articulates with ellipsoid concavity.