Chapter 9 Flashcards
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What is a joint (articulation)?
Any point where 2 bones meet.
Why are joints needed?
They give mobility to the skeletal system.
What is the weakest structure of movement?
Joints
Because joints are the weakest of movement, you need…
Ligaments
What are ligaments?
Strips of collagenous tissue that attaches bone to bone.
What are ligaments made up of?
Dense regular connective tissue
What are joint classified by?
Structure and function
What is the main classification of joints?
The structure
The joint structure classification is determined by what?
- What materials bind them together.
- Joint cavity (is there a space between the bones)
The joint function classification is determined by what?
Movement
What is arthrology?
The science of joint structure, function, and dysfunction.
What is kinesiology?
The study of musculoskeletal movement.
What are the 3 joint structural classifications?
Fibrous joints, cartilaginous, and synovial.
What is the structural classification of fibrous joints?
Fibrous membrane in between the bones.
No joint cavity (no space between the bones).
What is the structural classification of cartilaginous?
Hyaline or fibrocartilage in between the bones.
No joint cavity (no space between the bones).
What is the structural classification of synovial joints?
Synovial membrane in between the bones.
Has a joint cavity (has space between the bones).
What are the 3 movement classifications in joints?
Synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, and diarthrotic.
What does synarthrotic mean?
No movement
What is an example of a synarthrotic joint?
A fibrous joint
What does amphiarthrotic mean?
No movement
What is an example of an amphiarthrotic joint?
A cartilaginous joint
What does diarthrotic mean?
Has movement
What is an example of a diarthrotic joint?
A synovial joint
What is a fibrous joint?
Adjacent bones are bound by collagen fibers that emerge from one bone and penetrates into the other.