Skeletal System Flashcards
Types of Joints
- Fibrous/fixed
- Synovial/Freely movable
- Cartilaginous/ Slightly moveable
Types of Synovial joints
- Ball and socket
- Saddle
- Pivot
- Gliding
- Condyloid
Define Articulation
Site where 2 or more bones meet
Fundamental Functions of joints
- Allow the skeleton to have mobility
- Hold skeleton together
Gliding Joint
- Articular surfaces are essentially flat
- Allow only slipping or gliding movements
- Found between carpal bones, tarsal bones, the sternum and clavicle, the scapula and clavicle
Hinge Joint
- Cylindrical projection of one bone fits into a trough-shaped bone on another
- Motion is along a single plane, resembles action of a hinge
- Uniaxial joint only permits flexion and extension
Examples: - Knee
- Elbows
- Phalanges
Pivot Joint
Rounded end of one bone protrudes into “sleeve” or ring, composed of bone or ligaments of another bone
Examples:
- Between the radius and ulna
- Between first and second vertebrae
Condyloid Joint
- Oval articular surface of one bone fits into a complementary depression in another
- Both articular surfaces are oval
- Biaxial joints permit all angular motions
Examples: - Radius and carpal bones
- First Phalange and metacarpals
Saddle Joint
- Similar to condyloid joint but allow greater movement
- Each articular surface has both a concave and a convex surface
Examples:
-Thumb
Ball and Socket Joint
- A spherical or hemispherical head of one bone articulates with a cuplike socket of another
- Universal movements (in all planes and axes, including rotation)
Examples: - Shoulder blade
- Humerus
Division of skeleton
axial skeleton - skull, spinal column, sacrum, ribs and sternum
Appendicular skeleton - clavicle, scapula, Humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, pelvis, femur, patella, fibular, tarsals, metatarsals
Microscopic bone structure
- Compact/dense bone
- Spongy bone
- Epiphysis
- Bone matrix
Compact bone
Hard outer shell - makes up diaphysis
Spongy bone
A mixture of small bone pieces and red bone marrow
- Composed of trabeculae
- Penetrated by blood vessels from the periosteum
Yellow bone marrow
Found in the centre of the diaphysis - stores fat