Unit Three Flashcards
Other words for joints
Articulations or arthroses
A joint in contact between:
two bones
bones and cartilage
or bone and teeth
What are structural classification for joints based on?
- The presence or absence of a synovial cavity
- The type of connective tissue that binds the bones together
What type of joints do sutures have?
Fibrous joints
Explain fibrous joints
No synovial cavity, bones held together by fibrous connective tissue
Explain Cartilaginous joints
No synovial cavity, bones held together by cartilage
Explain Synovial joints
Presence of a synovial cavity, bones united by dense irregular connective tissue of an articular capsule
What is Synarthrosis?
Immovable joint
What is Amphiarthrosis?
Slightly movable joint
What is Diarthrosis?
Freely movable joints
What is Syndesmoses?
Fibrous joints with greater distance between the articulating bones and more fibrous connective tissue than sutures
What type of movement do synovial joints have?
Diarthrosis
What is gomphoses?
Fibrous joints between the roots of the teeth and the sockets in the mandible and maxillae
What is Synchondroses?
Cartilaginous joints connected by hyaline cartilage that have synarthroses movement
What is Symphyses?
Cartilaginous joints that are connected by a flat disc of fibrocartilage, they have amphiarthroses movement
What does synovial fluid allow?
A joint to be freely moveable
What is the function of the articular capsule?
Unite the articulating bones
What is the articular capsule composed of?
Outer fibrous layer called: fibrous capsule
Inner layer called: synovial membrane
What secretes the synovial fluid>
Synovial membrane
How are people “double-jointed”
Increased elastic fibers in articular capsule makes it more flexibility in their articular capsules and ligaments (prob from increased elastic fibers)
What is Synovial Fluid composed of?
Hyaluronic acid (GAGs), interstitial fluid from blood plasma, WBCs
Function of synovial fluid
reduce friction, absorbs shock, and provides articulating cartilage with O2 and nutrients
What are menisci?
Disc of fibrocartilage between the articular surfaces of bones, attached to the articular capsule
What is the process of cartilage receiving oxygen and nutrients via diffusion called?
Imbibition