WEEK 1 - TYPES OF JOINTS

Question 1

Fibrous Joint (Typical features, amount of movement and why)

Answer 1

Typical features: Articulating surfaces connected by collagen fibres.
Amount of movement possible and why: No movement possible,
Bones connected by collagen fibres which do not stretch.
Examples: Syndesmosis, Sutures, Gomphosis,

Question 2

Primary Cartilaginous (Typical features, amount of movement and why)

Answer 2

Typical Features: Connected by hyaline cartilage.
Amount of movement possible and why: No movement due to firm hyaline cartilage
Examples:
First sternocostal joint

Question 3

Secondary Cartilaginous (Typical features, amount of movement and why)

Answer 3

Typical Features: Connected by fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage.
Amount of movement possible: Limited movement due to fibrocartilage.
Examples: Pubic symphysis, Intervertebral disks

Question 4

Synovial Joints (Typical features, amount of movement and why)

Answer 4

Typical Features: Presence of synovial cavity between articulating bones.
Amount of movement possible and why: Freely mobile as articulating surfaces of the bones at a synovial joint are not bound to each other by connective tissue or cartilage

Question 5

Types of Synovial Joints

Answer 5

Ball and Socket.
Hinge.
Ellipsoid/Condyloid.
Facet/Plane.
Pivot.