Joints Flashcards
(27 cards)
What are the functional classifications?
1- synarthroses
2- amphiarthroses
3- diarthroses
synarthroses
immovable joints
amphiarthroses
slightly movable joints
diarthroses
freely movable joints
Where does diathroses predominate?
in the arms and legs
What type of function classification is the axial skeleton?
synarthroses and amphiarthroses
What are the structural classifications?
1- fibrous
2- cartilaginous
3- synovial
Fibrous joint features
- connected by dense irregular ct fibers
- NO joint cavity
- immovable or slightly movable
Sutures are only where?
in the skull
synostoses
closed sutures
articulations can be..
bone to bone
bone to cartilage
teeth in bony sockets
What are the two classifications of joints?
function structure
What are most bones classified as?
amphiarthroses or synarthroses
What are the 3 types of immovable or slighty movable?
sutures
syndesmoses
gomphoses
tibiofibular joint is…
immovable/ synarthrosis
interosseous membrane
between radius and ulna
FREELY movable
What is the connecting ligament in the tooth socket?
Periodontal ligament
What kind of joint is joined tibiofibular?
fibrous syndesmosis
What kind of joint is synchondroses?
cartilaginous
What type of cartilaginous joint is united by hyaline cartilage?
synchondroses
What kind of cartilaginous joint is united by fibrocartilage?
symphyses
What type is a synovial joint?
Diarthroses
Another way to say joint cavity would be
synovial cavity
Joint cavity or synovial cavity has?
Synovial fluid
