TOPIC 6A CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BONES

Question 1

What are immobile joints called

Answer 1

synarthrosis

Question 2

What are mobile joints called

Answer 2

diarthrosis

Question 3

What are slightly mobile joints called

Answer 3

amphiarthrosis

Question 4

types of synarthrosis joints? (2)

Answer 4

fibrous and cartilagenous

Question 5

types of fibrous joints (4)

Answer 5

gomphysis, sutura, syndesmosis and synostosis

Question 6

exmaple of syndesmosis joint

Answer 6

eq radius and ulna

Question 7

whats a syndesmosis joint classified by

Answer 7

interosseus membrane/ligament or fibrous CT uniting bones in the joint

Question 8

types of suture fibrous joints (4)

Answer 8

Plana, cerrata, foliate, squamosa

Question 9

example of sutura joint

Answer 9

skull (allows growth in younger animals)

Question 10

characteristic of gomphosis joint

Answer 10

conical process inserted into socket like portion

Question 11

example of gomphosis

Answer 11

teeth

Question 12

2 types of cartilageous joints

Answer 12

synchondrosis and symphysis

Question 13

whats a synchondrosis joint characterised by, and give example

Answer 13

bones connected by hyaline cartilage - makes the joint immovable and strong eg, first sternocostal joint

Question 14

whats a symphysis joint, and give example

Answer 14

bones covered by hyalin cartilage and united by fibrocartilage eg. symphysis pelvina

Question 15

what is common in a diarthrosis joint

Answer 15

a gap between the bones

Question 16

types of diarthrosis joints

Answer 16

synovial and cartilage

Question 17

what do incongruent joints have

Answer 17

discus or meniscus or bursa synovial

Question 18

what is present ina joint

Answer 18

caput and fossa articulare,  
cavum articulare, 
capsula articulare of two fused layers (stratum fibrosum and stratum synovial)
cartiilago articulare
lig articulare (int and ext)

Question 19

types of simplex joints

Answer 19

monoaxial, biaxial and multiaxial

Question 20

example of a hinge (ginglymus) joint

Answer 20

art cubiti

Question 21

example of a pivot (trochoid) joint

Answer 21

atlantoaxial

Question 22

example of a saddle (sellaris) joint

Answer 22

interphalangeal

Question 23

example of an ellipsoidal (ellipsoidea) joint

Answer 23

atlantooccipital in ca

Question 24

example of a plane (plana) joint

Answer 24

intervertebral

Question 25

example of an amphiarthrosis joint

Answer 25

sacroiliac

Question 26

4 forms of articular surfaces

Answer 26

condylar (knuckle shaped), sellaris, spheroidal and ellipsoidal

Question 27

example of a sledge (delabens) joint

Answer 27

femoropatellar

Question 28

spiral joint?

Answer 28

when collateral ligaments are DISTAL to axis eg stifle in eq

Question 29

spring/snap joint?

Answer 29

when collateral ligaments are PROXIMAL to axis eg tarsal joint eq

Question 30

examples of incongruent joint

Answer 30

femorotibial or temporomandibular