Lab 3 - Joints, Ligaments and Sutures of the Skull, Thoracic Cage, Trunk

Atlanto-Occipital Joint

Atlanto-Axial Joint

Temporomandibular Joint

Manubriosternal Joint

Sternocostal Joints

Costochondral Joints

Interchondral Joints

Xiphisternal Joint

Sacro-iliac Joint

Pubic Symphysis Joint

Intervertebral Joint

Lumboscaral Joint

Costotransverse Joint

Joint of Head of Rib

Zygopophyseal Joint

Sacrococcygeal Joint

Coronal Suture

connects parietal bones to the frontal bone

Squamous Suture

connects the temporal bone with the parietal bon

Lambdoid Suture

connects the occipital bone to the parietal bones

Sagittal Suture

connects the two parietal bones

Occipitomastoid Suture

connects the temporal bone to the occipital bone

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: of Temporomandibular Joint

Temporal Bone (mandibular fossa / articular tubercle), Mandible (condylar process)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Intervertebral Joint

Costal Cartilages of 6th-7th, 7th-8th, 8th-9th ribs

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Zygapophysial Joints

Superior Articular Facets of Inferior Vertebra and Inferior Articular facets of Superior Vertebra

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Atlanto-Occipital Joint

Occipital Bones (Occipital Condyles), Atlas (superior articular facets of atlas)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Lateral Atlanto-Axial Joint

Atlas (Inferior articular surface of lateral mass of atlas), Axis (superior articular facet of axis)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Median Atlanto-Axial Joint

Atlas (Arch of Atlas/Transverse ligament of Atlas), Axis (dens of Axis)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Costovertebral (joint of the heads of ribs)

Vertebrae (Costal demi-facets on Vertebrae -T1-T9/full costal facets on vertebrae T1,T10,T11,T12) Ribs (head of ribs 1-12)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Costotransverse Joints

Vertebrae (transverse costal facets on transverse process of numerically equivalent vertebrae) Ribs (tubercle of ribs 1-10)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Sternocostal - rib 1

Ribs (sternal ends of costal cartilages of true ribs), Sternum (costal notches on sternum)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Sternocostal - Ribs 2-7

Ribs (sternal ends of costal cartilages of true ribs), Sternum (costal notches on sternum)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Costochondral Joint

Ribs (sternal end of rib), Lateral end of costal cartilage

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Interchondral Joint

costal cartilage of 6th-7th, 7th-8th, 8th-9th ribs

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Manubriosternal Joint

Manubrium (inferior margin of manubrium), Sternal (articular disc, superior margin of sternal body)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Xiphisternal Joint

Xiphoid (xiphoid process), Sternum (body of sternum)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Lumbosacral Joint

Lumbar (anterior intervertebral; inferior surface of L5 vertebral body) Sacral (superior surface of S1 vertebral body) facet superior articular process of S1-inferior articular process of L5

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Sacro-iliac Joint

Ilium (auricular surface of ilium), sacrum (auricular surface of sacrum)

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Pubic symphysis joint

fibrocartilaginous disc sandwiched between the articular surfaces of the pubic bones

Articulating Bones/Surfaces: Sacrococcygeal Joint

Sacrum (apex of sacrum), Coccyx (base of coccyx)

Joint Type: Temporomandibular Joint

Synovial - Modified hinge

Joint Type: Intervertebral Joint

Fibrocartilaginous - symphysis

Joint Type: Zygapophysial Joint

Synovial (Plane)

Joint Type: Atlanto-Occipital Joint

synovial

Joint Type: Lateral Atlanto-Axial

synovial

Joint Type: Median Atlanto-Axial

synovial

Joint Type: Costotransverse Joint

synovial (plane)

Joint Type: Costovertebral Joints

synovial (plane)

Joint Type: Sternocostal (1st rib)

primary cartilaginous

Joint Type: Sternocostal (2nd-7th)

synovial (planar)

Joint Type: Costochondral Joint

synchondrosis (primary hyaline cartilaginous)

Joint Type: Interchondral Joint

synovial (plane), fibrous

Joint Type: Manubriosternal Joint

symphysis (secondary cartilaginous)

Joint Type: Xiphisternal Joint

secondary catilaginous

Joint Type: Lumbosacral Joint

synovial (plane)

Joint Type: Sacro-iliac Joint

synovial (plane)

Joint Type: Pubic Symphysis Joint

secondary catilaginous

Joint Type: Sacrococcygeal Joint

symphysis (secondary cartilaginous)

Movements Allowed by: Temporomandibular Joint

rotational (elevation/depression) , translational (protrusion, retraction, lateral deviation)

Movements Allowed by: Intervertebral Joint

forward flexion/extension, rotation and lateral flexion

Movements Allowed by: Zygapophyseal Joints - cervical spine

rotation and lateral flexion

Movements Allowed by: Zygapophyseal Joints - thoracic spine

lateral flexion

Movements Allowed by: Zygapophyseal Joints - lumbar spine

forward flexion and extension

Movements Allowed by: Atlanto-occipital joint

flexion/extension, limited lateral flexion

Movements Allowed by: atlanto-axial joint

axial rotation, limited flexion/extension, lateral flexion

Movements Allowed by: costovertebral joint

internal rotation and elevation of head of rib

Movements Allowed by: costotransverse joint (1-6)

rotation of neck of rib

Movements Allowed by: costotransverse joint (7-10)

posteromedial translation of neck of rib

Movements Allowed by: sternocostal (1st rib)

almost no movement

Movements Allowed by: sternocostal (2nd-7th rib)

translation, mainly superinferiorly

Movements Allowed by: costochondral joint

none

Movements Allowed by: interchondral joint

gliding movement

Movements Allowed by: manubriosternal joint

angulation, anteroposterior displacement

Movements Allowed by: xiphisternal joint

no movement

Movements Allowed by: lumbosacral joint

flexion/extension, lateral flexion

Movements Allowed by: sacroiliac joint

slight gliding, rotatory movements

Movements Allowed by: pubic symphysis joint

one degree of rotation

Movements Allowed by: sacrococcygeal joint

passive flexion and extension

Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane

posterior atlanto-occipital membrane

anterior longitudinal ligament

posterior longitudinal ligament

ligamentum flavum

supraspinous ligaments

nuchal ligament

intertransverse ligaments

interspinous ligaments

cruiate ligament

transverse ligament of the atlas

superior longitudinal band

inferior longitudinal band

alar ligaments

radiate ligament of head of rib

costotransverse ligament

lateral costotransverse ligament

superior costotransverse ligament

anterior radiate sternocostal ligament

iliolumbar ligaments

anterior sacroiliac ligament

posterior sacroiliac ligament

interosseous sacroiliac ligament