Classification Of Joints Flashcards
What are the three classifications of joints
- Fixed or fused
- Slightly movable or cartilaginous
- SYNOVIAL /freely moveable:
What’s the feature/ description of a fixed or fused joint
No movement
Where are fixed/ fused found
Cranial bones
What is the function/ description of Slightly movable or cartilaginous
Moves a little bit
Where are the slightly movable or cartilaginous joints found
Vertable collum
What are the 6 synovial/ freely moveable joints
Hinge joint
Ball and socket
Pivot
Condyloid
Saddle
Gliding
What’s the function: description of a hinge joint
Movement on 1 axis
Allows flection and extension
Where are hinge joints located
Ankle
Knee
Elbow
What are the features and description of ball and socket joints
Allows to move in different axis’s
Where are ball and socket joints located
Hips
Shoulders
What’s the function/ description of a pivot joint
Rotation on 1 axis
Allows pronation and supernation
Where are pivot joints found
Radioulna joint
Distil joint
neck joint.
What the features and description of the Condyloid (ellipsoidal) joint
Allows movement on 2 axis but not rotation
Where are Condyloid (ellipsoidal) found
Wrist
What’s the features/ description of the saddle joint
All movements but it has limited rotation
