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36 Cards in this Set
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Fibrous Joints
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-lack a synovial cavity
-bones held together closely by fibrous connective tissue -little or no movement |
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Sutures (Fibrous Joint)
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-thin layer of dense fibrous, connective tissues unties bone of skull (immovable)
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Sydesmosis (Fibrous Joint)
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-bones united by ligament
-slightly movable (amphiarthrosis) -ex: anterior fibular ligament |
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Gomphosis (Fibrous Joint)
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-ligament holds cone-shaped peg in bony pocket
-immovable (synartthrosis) -ex: teeth |
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Cartilaginous Joints
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-lacks a synovial cavity
-allows little or no movement -bones tightly connected by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage |
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Synchondrosis (Cartilaginous Joints)
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-connecting material is hyaline cartilage
-immovable (synarthrosis) -ex: epiphyseal plate or joints between ribs and sternum |
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Fibrous Joints
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-lack a synovial cavity
-bones held together closely by fibrous connective tissue -little or no movement |
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Symphysis (Cartilaginous)
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-fibrocartilage is connecting material
-slightly movable (amphiarthroses) -ex: intervertebral discs and pubic symphysis |
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Sutures (Fibrous Joint)
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-thin layer of dense fibrous, connective tissues unties bone of skull (immovable)
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Synovial Joints
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1. Joint Cavity (seperates articulating bones)
2. Articular cartilage (reduces friction, absorbs shock) 3. Articular Capsule 4. Synovial fluid 5. Accessory ligaments and discs |
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Sydesmosis (Fibrous Joint)
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-bones united by ligament
-slightly movable (amphiarthrosis) -ex: anterior fibular ligament |
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Bursae
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-fluid-filled saclike extensions of the joint capsule
-reduce friction between moving structures |
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Gomphosis (Fibrous Joint)
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-ligament holds cone-shaped peg in bony pocket
-immovable (synartthrosis) -ex: teeth |
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Tendon Sheaths
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-tube-lik bursae that wrap around tendons at wrist and ankle where tendons come together in a confined space
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Cartilaginous Joints
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-lacks a synovial cavity
-allows little or no movement -bones tightly connected by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage |
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Synchondrosis (Cartilaginous Joints)
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-connecting material is hyaline cartilage
-immovable (synarthrosis) -ex: epiphyseal plate or joints between ribs and sternum |
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Symphysis (Cartilaginous)
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-fibrocartilage is connecting material
-slightly movable (amphiarthroses) -ex: intervertebral discs and pubic symphysis |
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Synovial Joints
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1. Joint Cavity (seperates articulating bones)
2. Articular cartilage (reduces friction, absorbs shock) 3. Articular Capsule 4. Synovial fluid 5. Accessory ligaments and discs |
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Bursae
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-fluid-filled saclike extensions of the joint capsule
-reduce friction between moving structures |
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Tendon Sheaths
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-tube-lik bursae that wrap around tendons at wrist and ankle where tendons come together in a confined space
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Bursitis
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Chronic inflamation of a bursa
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Sprain
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-injury to the ligament/joint capsule
-twisting of joint that stretches or tears ligaments |
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Strain
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injury to the muscle/tendon
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Dislocation
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bones are forced out of their normal positions at joint
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Cartilage Damage
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tearing of the cartilage
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Planar Joint (Synovial)
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-bone surfaces are flat or slightly curved
-side to side movement (rotation prevented by ligaments) - ex: intercarpal or inertarsal joints |
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Hinge Joint (Synovial)
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-convex surface of one bone fits into concave surface of 2nd bone
-uniaxial like a door hinge -ex: knee, elbow |
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Pivot Joint (Synovial)
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-rounded surface of bone articulates with ring formed by 2nd bone and ligament
-monoaxial (allows rotation around longitudinal axis -ex: proximal radioulnar joint |
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Condyloid or Ellipsoidal Joint (Synovial Joint)
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-oval-shaped projection fits into oval depression
-biaxial = flex/extend or abduct/adduct is possible -ex: wrist |
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Saddle Joint (Synovial)
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-one bone saddle-shaped; other bone fits as a person would be sitting in the saddle
-ex: trapezium of carpus |
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Ball and Socket Joint (Synovial)
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-ball fitting into a cuplike depression
-multiaxial -ex: shoulder joint, hip joint |
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Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ)
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-combined hinge and plantar joint
-only moveable joint of the skull |
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Tibiofemoral Joint
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-between femur, tibia and patella
-hinge joint between tibia and femur -gliding joint between patella and femur |
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Patellofemoral
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-synovial saddle joint
-main movement: gliding |
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Proximal Tibiofibular Joint
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synovial v. fibrous
-plane or gliding v. syndesmosis |
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Talocrural Joint
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-true ankle joint
-synovial hinge |
