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Joint (articulation)
point where 2 bones meet
arthrology
study of joint structure, function, and dysfunction
biomechanics
study of movements and mechanics in body
kinesiology
study of musculoskeletal movement
synostosis joints
- bony joint
- immovable
- 2 bones ossified together
- fusion of what was originally fibrous or cartilaginous joint
- occurs in infancy through old age
- ex: 1st rib to sternum
synarthrosis / synarthrodial joints
- collagen fibers bind adjacent bones
- little to no movement
- 3 types: sutures, gomphoses, and syndesmoses
sutures
- synarthrodial joint
- immoble or slightly movable joints of skull bones
- 3 classes: serrate, lap (squamous), plane (butt)
serrate suture
suture (a type of synarthrodial joint) with interlocked wavy lines
lap (squamous)
suture (a type of synarthrodial joint) with overlapping (like a diagonal line)
plane (butt)
suture (a type of synarthrodial joint) that is straight, nonoverlapped
gomphoses
- synarthrodial joint
- tooth to socket
- held in place by periodontal ligaments
- slight movement under stress of chewing
syndesmoses
- synarthrodial joint
- long collagen fibers bind 2 bones
- ex: ulna-radius and tibia-fibula
amphiarthrosis / ampiarthrodial joints
- cartilaginous joints
- 2 types: syncondroses, symphyses
synchondroses
- amphiarthrodial (cartilaginous) joint
- hyaline (costal) cartilage
- epiphyseal plate
symphyses
- amphiartrodial (cartilaginous) joint
- fibrocartilage
- pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
diarthrosis / diarthrodial joints
- synovial joints
- varied mobility: freely movable to limited mobility
- most structurally complex
- most likely to develop dysfunctions
articular cartilage
hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in synovial joints
joint capsule
connective tissue that encloses the cavity and retains the fluid. includes outer fibrous capsule and inner synovial membrane
inner synovial membrane
part of the joint capsule of synovial joints, produces synovial fluid, lubricant resembling raw egg whites
tendons
connect muscle to bone
ligaments
connect bone to bone
bursa
sac of synovial fluid btwn adjacent muscles, bone, and skin, or tendons passing over bone. elongated bursa = tendon sheath
tendon sheath
elongated bursa that wraps around a tendon
classes of synovial joints
ball-and-socket, condylar (ellipsoid), saddle, plane (gliding), hinge, pivot
flexion
decreases joint angle
extension
straightens joint angle
abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
adduction
Movement toward the midline of the body
lateral multipart ligament
- posterior talofibular
- calcaneofibular
- anterior talofibular
ankle joint
- talocrural joint
- anterior and posterior tibiofibular ligaments
- medial multipart (deltoid) ligament
- lateral multipart ligament (3): posterior talofibular, calcaneofibular, anterior talofibular
- calcaneal (achilles) tendon
knee joint
- femorotibial joint
- hinge joint
- lateral and medial menisci for padding
-4 ligaments: fibular collateral and tibial collateral, anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate
acetabular labrum
fibrocartilage that deepens hip socket
hip joint
- 4 ligaments: iliofemoral, pubofemoral, ischiofemoral, round
- coxal joint
- acetabular labrum
- round ligament attaches to fovea capitis
anular ligament
stabilizes the proximal radioulnar joint in the elbow
elbow joint
- hinge and pivot joint
- stabilized by radial collateral and ulnar collateral ligaments
humeroulnar and humeroradial
2 articulations of the elbow joint
glenoid labrum
ring of fibrocartilage that deepens socket in the glenoid cavity
shoulder joint
- glenohumeral joint
- glenoid labrum
- 4 ligaments: acromioclavicular, coracoacromial, coracoclavicular, coracohumeral
temoromandibular joint
- mandibular condyle articulates with mandibular fossa of temporal bone
- lateral ligament