Joints Anatomy Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for reviewing joint anatomy concepts.

Joints

Articulations of bones that hold bones together and allow for mobility.

Synarthroses

Immovable joints.

Amphiarthroses

Slightly moveable joints.

Diarthroses

Freely moveable joints.

Fibrous Joints

Generally immovable joints where bones are connected by fibrous tissue.

Cartilaginous Joints

Joints that are immovable or slightly moveable and connected by cartilage.

Synovial Joints

Freely moveable joints.

Sutures

Fibrous joints only between bones of the skull.

Syndesmoses

Joints where bones are connected by ligaments only.

Gomphoses

A 'peg-in-socket' fibrous joint; the only example is a tooth with its socket.

Synchondroses

Cartilagenous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the bones and are immoveable.

Symphyses

Cartilaginous joints where fibrocartilage unites the bones and are slightly movable.

Synovial Fluid

Fluid found in the joint cavity of synovial joints.

Bursae

Flattened fibrous sacs lined with synovial membranes and filled with synovial fluid, associated with synovial joints.

Tendon Sheath

Elongated bursa that wraps around a tendon.

Bursitis

Inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction.

Tendonitis

Inflammation of tendon sheaths.

Arthritis

Inflammatory or degenerative diseases of joints.

Osteoarthritis

Most common chronic arthritis, probably related to normal aging processes.

Rheumatoid Arthritis

An autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the joints.