Joints and Ligaments

Question 1

Joint categories

Answer 1

fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

Question 2

what are joints (articulations)

Answer 2

formed where two or more bones come together, some allow movement between the bones, some are firm - allow limited or no moation

Question 3

Fibrous joints

Answer 3

designed for limited ot no movement

Question 4

Fibrous joint examples

Answer 4

1. Sutures of skull
2. Teeth in sockets

Question 5

Cartilaginous joints

Answer 5

Semi-movable joints, some restricted motion, joined by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

Question 6

Cartilaginous joints examples

Answer 6

intervertebral discs, pelvic symphysis, mandibular symphysis

Question 7

Synovial joints

Answer 7

articulating bones that are seperated by fluid-filled space (joint cavity)

Question 8

Synovial joints examples

Answer 8

joints between limbs, joints betweeen articular processes of vertebrae, joints between ribs and vertebrae

Question 9

which joint type is the most common

Answer 9

Synovial joints

Question 10

Defining festures of Synovial joints

Answer 10

1. articulating bones ends covered by articular cartilage
2. joint cavity filled with synovial fluid produced by synovial membrane
3. Fibrous joint capsule lined by synovial membrane

Question 11

Accessory structures for joint stability

Answer 11

ligament and meniscus

Question 12

Extracapsular

Answer 12

one the side, collateral, patellar

Question 12

Ligament

Answer 12

band of tough fibrous conneective tissue that connects bone to bone or bone to cartilage

Question 13

Intra-capsular

Answer 13

inside, cruciate

Question 14

Meniscus

Answer 14

fibrocartilage disc within a synovial cavity, allows for smoother conection between articulating ends of bones