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Joints Flashcards

1
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Human motion caused by

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-levers (limbs) being accelerated
-about axes (joints)
-by applying torques (muscles)

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2
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General motion about joints

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Rotation about longitudinal axis of a limb

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3
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Fibrous joints

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Allow no movement (sutures of the skull)

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Cartilaginous joints

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Allow limited movement (intervertebral discs)

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5
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Synovial joints

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Allow large range of movement (the knee joint)

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Slightly moveable joints:

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-b.w vertebrae
-b/w right & left pubic bones (symphysis pubis)

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7
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Moveable joints:

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-pectoral girdle
-elbow
-hand & wrist
-hip
-knee
-ankle & foot

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Anatomy of synovial (moveable joints): hyaline cartilage

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A protective layer of dense white connective tissues that covers the ends of the articulating bones

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Anatomy of synovial (moveable joints): synovial membrane

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-covers joint cavity
-secretes the lubrication fluid

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Anatomy of synovial (moveable joints): synovial fluid

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Lubricates the joint

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Anatomy of synovial (moveable joints): capsule

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May or may not have thickenings called intrinsic ligaments

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12
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Anatomy of synovial (moveable joints): extrinsic ligaments

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Support the joint & connect the articulating bones

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13
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The joints of the pectoral girdle:

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-sternum & clavicle = Sternoclavicular
-scapula & clavicle = acromioclavicular

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Movements of the pectoral girdle:

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-elevation
-depression
-retraction
-protraction

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The joints of the pectoral girdle: Sternoclavicular

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-connects sternum to clavicle
-only joint connecting pectoral girdle to axial skeleton
-strengthened by an Intra-capsular disc & extrinsic ligaments

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16
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The joints of the pectoral girdle: acromioclavicular joint

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-unites later end of the with acromion process of the scapula
-shoulder separations often occur in hockey, baseball & football

17
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Glenohumeral joint

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-connects humerus & scapula
-a typical multi-axial joint
-has a wide range of movement
-injury = relative lack of stability

18
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Elbow joints

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-humeroradial
-humeroulnar

19
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Forearm joints

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Distal radioulnar
-proximal radioulnar

20
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Joints of the wrist: radiocarpal joint

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B/w distal end of the radius & 2 carpals (scaphoid & lunate)

21
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Radiocarpal joint movements:

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-flexion/extension
-curcumduction

22
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Joints of the wrist: metacarpophalangeal

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B/w distal end of 2 metacarpals & the phalanges

23
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Synovial joints of the trunk:

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-intervertebral joint (facet joints)
Movements:
-flexion/extension
-lateral flexion/extension
-rotation

24
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Synovial joints of the trunk & pelvic girdle:

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-lumbosacral joint
-sacroiliac joint
-hip joints

25
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Hip joint:

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-b/w proximal femur & the socket (acetabulum) in pelvis
Movement:
-flexion/extension
-abduction/adduction

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Knee joint: tibiofemoral movement

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-flex/ext.
-abd/add.

27
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Knee joint: meniscus cartilage

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Shock absorbing fibrocartialge discs

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Knee joint: anterior & posterior cruise ligaments

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In the centre of the joint

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Knee joint: Lateral & medial collateral ligaments

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Extend from femur to tibia & fibula on the outside of the joint

30
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Knee joint: crucial ligaments

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-anterior
-posterior

31
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Knee joint: collateral ligament

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-medial
-lateral

32
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Knee joint: meniscus cartilages

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-medial
-lateral

33
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The ankle joint:

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-distal fibula articulates w/ superior part of the talus

34
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The ankle joint movements:

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Inversion/e version
-dorsiflexion/ plantar flexion

35
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The joints of the foot:

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-intertarsal joints: b/w tarsals
-transverse (mid) tarsal joint: b/w proximal & distal row of tarsal bones

36
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The joints of the foot movement:

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-inversion/eversion of the foot

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