Question | Answer |
Another Name for Joints | Articulation/Arthrosis |
Joints are the | Point of contact for 2 or more bones, between cartilage and bones, between teeth and bones |
Arthrology | The scientific study of joints |
Joints permit | Normal and Abnormal movement |
Kinesiology | Study of motion |
Bursae | Fluid-filled sacs between tendons and bones |
Bursitis | Inflammation of a bursa |
Connective tissues in the joints are | Restrictive and Elastic |
Joints have | Ligaments |
Structural Classes of Joints | Fibrous, Cartilaginous, and Synovial |
Based upon movement, synarthrosis means | Immovable |
Based upon movement, amphiarthrosis means | Slightly Moveable |
Based upon movement, diarthrosis means | Freely Moveable |
The 3 types of Fibrous joints | Suture, Syndesmosis, Gomphosis |
All fibrous joints are | Synarthrotic |
An example of a suture fibrous joint | The skull |
An example of a syndesmosis fibrous joint | Tibia and Fibula |
An example of a gomphosis fibrous joint | Tooth in its socket |
2 types of Cartilaginous Joints | Amphiarthrosis and Synchondrosis |
An example of an amphiarthorsis joint (slight movement) | Intervertebral discs |
An example of a synchondrosis joint (no movement) | Epiphyseal growth plate |
All synovial joints are | Diarthrotic |
Ligaments hold | Bones in place |
Synovial Joints have | Articular Cartilage, Joint Cavity, Synovial Fluid, Synovial Membrane, Fibrous Capsule, Ligaments |
Meniscus | Fibrocartilage pad inside a joint cavity |
Meniscus is located in | The knee and the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) |
Types of Synovial Joints | Gliding Plane, Hinge, Pivot, Condyloid, Saddle, Ball and Socket |
Disorders of the Skeleton | Osteoarthritis, Rhematoid Arthritis, Gouty Arthritis, Lyme Disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis |
Osteoarthritis | Wear and tear of cartilage over time |
Rhematoid Arthritis | Autoimmune; Pannus |
Gouty Arthritis | Uric Acid build up |
Lyme Disease | Spread by deer ticks, bullseye |
Ankylosing Spondylitis | Fusion of vertebrae |
Types of Movement | Flexion, extension, lateral flexion, abduction, adduction, rotation, pronation, supination, eversion, inversion, circumduction, dorsiflexion, plantarflexion |
Flexion is the | Decrease in angle between 2 bones |
Extension is the | Increase in angle between 2 bones |
Lateral Flexion | Side bending |
Abduction | Moves away from center of body |
Adduction | Moves towards center of body |
Rotation | Turns on an axis |
Pronation | Palm down, turn downward |
Supination | Palm up, turn upward |
Eversion | Turn sole of foot outward |
Inversion | Turn sole of foot inward |
Curcumduction | Forms a circle |
Dorsiflexion | Points foot and toes upward |
Plantarflexion | Points foot and toes downward |