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Topic 2A Joints Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 tissue types in the body?

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  1. Connective Tissue
  2. Muscle Tissue
  3. Epithelial Tissue
  4. Nervous Tissue
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What are the connective tissue subdivisions? (tissue typpes)

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  1. Blood
  2. Bone
  3. Cartilage
  4. Connective tissue proper
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What are the two types of bone?

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  1. Compact

2. Spongy

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What are the 3 types of cartilage?

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  1. Hyaline
  2. Fibrocartilage
  3. Elastic
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What makes up connective tissue proper?

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  1. Loose

2. Dense

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What makes connective tissue?

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  1. Fibres (protein)
    - ex: collagen, elastic, reticular
  2. Ground substance
    - ex: gel like substance, makes up extracellular matrix
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In tendons and ligaments, what kind of CT is there?

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Dense regular connective tissue

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Where is the most important cartilage found?

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  1. At the end of long bones
  2. In the knee
  3. Intervertebral disc
  4. Pubic symphysis
  5. Nasal septum
  6. Sternum
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Is cartilage well-vascularized?

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No

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Function: How much movement does a synarthroses joint allow?

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(Almost) no movement

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Function: How much movement does an amphiarthroisis?

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Some movement

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Function: How much movement does a diarthrosis joint allow?

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Free moving

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Structure: What are the 3 types of structural classification for joints? (joint types)

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  1. Fibrous
  2. Cartilaginous
  3. Synovial
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What are the 3 types of fibrous joints?

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  1. Suture
  2. Syndesmosis
  3. Gomphosis
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What are the 2 types of cartilaginous joints?

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  1. Synchondrosis

2. Symphysis

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16
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What are the 6 types of synovial joints?

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  1. Planar
  2. Hinge
  3. Pivot
  4. Condyloid
  5. Saddle
  6. Ball and socket
17
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What is the function of the synovial fluid in the synovial joint?

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Reduce the impact of movement(cushioning)

18
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What is the function of a bursae?

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Prevents friction between skin, muscle, or tendon and an underlying bone.

19
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Where is the prepatellar bursa located?

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Located in the patella of the kneecap

20
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Cartilage of long bones?

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Articular/hyaline cartilage

21
Q

What is term of the widened area of connective tissue between the bone of infant’s skull?

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frontanelles

22
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What are the functions of fontanelles?

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provide flexibility during the time when infant’s head is in the birth canal and rapid growth of brain and skull

23
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What is bursae?

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synovial fluid-filled sac

24
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What are components included in the synovial joint?

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joint/articular capsule, articular/synovial membrane, hyaline cartilage, synovial fluid

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