Tortor Chapter 9 - Cartilaginous Joints

Front 1

Classification of joints

Back 1

Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial

Front 2

Fibrous joints

Back 2

Bones held together by fibrous C.T
Rich in collagen fibres
lack synovial cavity

Front 3

Cartilaginous joints

Back 3

Bones held together by cartilage
Lack synovial cavity

Front 4

Synovial joints

Back 4

Bones forming the joint have synovial cavity
United by dense irregular C.T of articular capsule
often by accessory ligaments

Front 5

Synarthrosis

Back 5

"syn = together"
Immovable joint

Front 6

Amphiarthrosis

Back 6

"ampia = on both sides"
Slightly movable joint.

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Diarhtrosis

Back 7

"Diathrosis = movable joints"
Freely movable joint.

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Fibrous joints

Back 8

Lack a synovial cavity.
Articulating bones held very closely together by fibrous CT.
Permit little or no movement.

Front 9

The 3 types of fibrous joints

Back 9

Sutures
Syndesmoses
gomphoses

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Syndesmoses

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"syndesmo = band or ligament"
E.g the distal tibiofibular joint, where the anterior tibiofibular ligament connects the tibia and fibula.

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Synchondrosis

Back 11

"chondrosis = cartilage"
Cartilaginous joint in which CT material is hyaline cartilage.
E.g = epiphyseal plate that connects epiphysis and diaphysis of growing bone.

Front 12

Symphyses

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"growing together"
Cartilaginous join in which ends of articulating bones are covered with hyaline cartilage.