Chapter 8 - Articulations Flashcards
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Points of contact between joints
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- Between two bones
- Between cartilage and bone
- Between teeth and bones
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Hold bones together but may permit movement
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Joints
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Study of joints
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Arthrology
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Study of motion
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Kinesiology
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Three classifications of joints based on movement
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- Synarthrosis = immovable
- Amphiarthrosis = slightly
- Diarthrosis = freely
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Classifications of joints based on anatomy
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- Fibrous (collagen fibers)
- Cartilaginous (cartilage)
- Synovial (joint capsule and accesory ligaments)
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Joints that lack a synovial cavity
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Fibrous joints
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What are fibrous joints held together by?
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Fibrous connective tissue
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How much movement do fibrous joints have?
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Little or none (synarthroses or amphiarthroses)
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Three structural types of fibrous joints
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- Sutures
- Syndesmoses
- Gomphoses
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Three characteristics of sutures
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- Thin layer of dense fibrous connective tissue unites bones of the skull
- Immovable (synarthrosis)
- If fused completely in adults is synostosis
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Three characteristics of Sydesmosis
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- Fibrous joint
- Bones united by ligament
- lightly movable (amphiarthrosis)
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Where are syndesmosis joints?
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Anterior tibiofibular and interosseous membrane
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What is a gomphosis joint and what kind of movement does it have?
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- Ligament holds cone-shaped peg in bony socket
- Immovable (synarthrosis)
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Where are the gomphosis joints?
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- Teeth in alveolar processes of maxillae or mandible
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- Lacks a synovial cavity
- Allows little or no movement
- Bones tightly connected by fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage
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Cartilage joints
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Two types of cartilage joints
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- Synchondross
2. Symphyses
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Connecting material in synchondrosis joints
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Hyaline cartilage
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Movement in synchondrosis joints
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Immovable (synarthrosis)
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Where are synchondrosis joints?
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Epiphyseal plate or joints between ribs and sternum
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In synchondrosis, when fusion occurs, it becomes a _____
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Synostosis
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Connecting material in symphysis joints
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Fibrocartilage
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Movement in symphysis joints?
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Slightly movable (amphiarthroses)
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Where are the symphysis joints?
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- Intervertebral discs
- Pubic symphysis
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Synovial joint features
1. 2 bones separated by fluid filled cavity
| 2. Joint capsules has 2 layers
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Two layers of joints capsules
1. Synovial membrane
| 2. Articular cartilage
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Synovial fluid components
- Blood filtrate
- Hyaluronic acid
- Glycoproteins
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Synovial fluid functions
- Lubricate joint surfaces
- Nourish chondrocytes
- Shock absorber
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What do ligaments do?
- Reinforce and strengthen joint capsules
| - Connect bone to bone with dense regular CT
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Two ligament types
1. Extracapsular ligaments
| 2. Intracapsular ligaments
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- Outside joint capsules
| - Collaterals
Extracapsular ligaments
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- Ligaments within capsules
| - Cruciates (ex ACL)
Intracapsular ligaments
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- Pads of fibrous cartilage that subdivide a cavity
Articular discs
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Another name for articular discs
Menisci
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Example of articular discs (menisci)
- Ulnolunate joint
| - Knee joint
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Articular disc functions
- Channel flow of synovial fluid
- Modify articular surfaces
- Restrict movements at joint
- Cushion articulating surfaces
- Help distribute body weight
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Adipose tissue surrounding the synovial capsule
Fat pads
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Example of fat pads
Tibiofemoral joint
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Functions of fat pads
- Protect articular cartilage
- Packing material
- Fills spaces when joint changes shape
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Small, fluid filled pockets of connective tissue
Bursae
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Location and Functions of bursae
Location: Hypodermis; between tendons, ligaments, and bones
Function: Cushion and support; aid in movements of tendons
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Two opposing surfaces that slide past each other
Gliding
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A change in angle between the shaft and the articular surface
Angular movement
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- A type of angular motion
| - Rotation of the shaft while changing the angle
Circumduction
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Spinning of the shaft without changing the angle
Rotation
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Types of angular motion
- Abduction
- Adduction
- Flexion
- Extension
- Hyperextension
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Types of rotation
- Pronation
| - Supination
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Special movements
- Eversion/inversion
- Dorsiflexion/ Plantar flexion
- Lateral flexion
- Protraction/ Retraction
- Opposition
- Elevation/ Depression
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Making the angle smaller in body movement
Flexion
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Moving the body back to anatomical position
Extension
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The trade off between flexibility and stability in synovial joints are due to
- Shape of articulating surfaces
- Tightness of ligaments
- Presence of accessory ligaments
- Other factors: other bones, muscles or fat pads
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Types of synovial joints
- Plane
- Hinge
- Pivot
- Condylar
- Saddle
- Ball and socket
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- Bone surfaces are flat or slightly curved
- Side to side movement only
- Rotation prevented by ligaments
Plane joint
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Examples of plane joints
- Intercarpal or intertarsal joints
- Sternoclavicular joint
- Vertebrocostal joints
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If you bring your mandible forward (underbite)
Protraction
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- Convex surface of one bones fits into concave surface of 2nd bone
- UNIAXIAL like a door hinge
Hinge joint
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Examples of hinge joints
- Knee
- Elbow
- Ankle
- Interphalangeal joints
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Movements produced from the hinge joint (also define their meanings)
Flexion: decreasing the joint angle
Extension: increasing the angle
Hyperextension: opening the joint beyond the anatomical position
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- Rounded surface of bone articulates with ring formed by 2nd bone and ligament
Pivot joint
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Is the pivot joint uniaxial? If so, why?
It allows only rotation around longitudinal axis
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Examples of pivot joints
1. Proximal radioulnar joints
| 2. Atlanto-axial joint
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Movements that are in the proximal radioulnar joint
- Supination and pronation
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Movement in the atlanto-axial joint
Turning head side to side to say "no"
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- Oval shaped projection fits into oval depression
| - BIAXIAL
Condylar joint
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Flex/extend or abduct/adduct is possible
Biaxial
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Examples of where condylar joints are
- Wrist
| - Metacarpophalangeal joints for digits 2 and 5
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One bone saddled-shaped; other bone fits as a person would sitting in that saddle
Saddle joint
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Why is the saddle joint biaxial?
- Circumduction allows tip of thumb travel in circle
| - Opposition allows tip of thumb to touch tip of other fingers
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Examples of saddle joints
- Trapezium of carpus and metacarpal of the thumb
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Ball fitting into a cuplike depression
Ball and socket joint
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Why is the ball and socket joint multiaxial?
Because of...
- Flexion/extension
- Abduction/adduction
- Rotation
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Examples of ball and socket joints
- Shoulder joint
| - Hip joint
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- Hinge joint
- Condyles slide back and forth along sockets
- 2 synovial joints
Temporomandibular joint
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What is the TMJ between?
Between the condylar process of mandible and mandibular fossa
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Where do the vertebrate articulate?
Between the superior and inferior articular processes
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What kind of joint is in intervertebral articulations?
Plane joint
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What does intervertebral articulations restrict?
Restrict lateral movement
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These allow flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation in the intervertebral articulations
Discs
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Two parts to the intervertebral disc and the components to each part
1. Anulus fibrous: fibrocartilage
| 2. Nucleus pulposus: 75% water, hyaluronic acid, reticular and elastic fibers
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- Slipped disc
- Nucleus pulposus breaks through annulus fibrous
- Movements of vertebral column compress nucleus
Herniated disc
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Describe the joints in the shoulder
- Glenohumeral joint
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What are the components to the Glenohumeral joint?
Head of humerus meets glenoid cavity
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The glenoid cavity is covered by what?
Glenoid labrum
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A ringe of dense irregular connective tissue attached to the margin of the glenoid cavity
Glenoid labrum
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Two joints in the elbow
1. Humerus and ulna (hinge, flexion/extension)
| 2. Ulna and Radius (pivot and pronation/supination)
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Joints in the wrist and hand
- Radiocarpal joint
- Intercarpal
- Carpometacarpal
- Metacarpophalangeal
- Interphalangeal
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Movements in the radiocarpal joint
- Between radius and 3 prox. carpels
- Flexion/extension
- Abduction/adduction
- Circumduction
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Movement in intercarpal joints
Gliding
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Movement in the carpometacarpal joints
Thumb: saddle
| Other digits: plane (sliding)
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Movement in metacarpophalangeal joints
Hand to fingers (condylar)
- Abbduction/adduction
- Flexion/ extension
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Movement in interphalangeal joints
Fingers (hinge)
| - Flexion/extnsion
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Two bones making up the hip joint
1. Femoral head
| 2. Acetabulum of pelvis
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Extends the size of the acetabulum
Labrum
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Movement in hip joint
ball and socket
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The knee joint must ...
- Support body mass
- Have up to 160 degrees motion
- Be unobstructed by muscle (like hip)
- Lack strong yet limiting ligaments (like ankle)
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Two joints in the knee
1. Tibiofemoral joint
| 2. Patellofemoral joint
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Movement in the tibiofemoral joint
Hinge
- Flexion/extension
- Some rotation (less stable than most hinge joints)
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Movements in the patellofemoral joint
Plane - sliding
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Ankle joint
Talocrural joint
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Ankle and foot joints
- Tibiotalar
- Tibiofibular
- Firbulotalor
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Movement in the ankle and the foot bones
Dorsi/plantiflexion
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Foot joints
- Intersarsal
- Tarsometatarsal
- Metatarsophalangeal
- Interphalangeal
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The plane joints between the tarsals
Intertarsals
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Plane joints between tarsals and metatarsals
Tarsometatarsal
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Condylar joints between metatarsals and digits
Metatarsophalangeal
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Hinge joints in digits
Interphalangeal
