Joints and Muscle Study Guide

Flash cards from a study guide on muscles and joints for Anatomy and Physiology I

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How are joints classified?
The amount of movement permitted by a particular joint is the basis for the functional classification of joints.
A joint united by dense fibrocartilaginous tissue that usually permits a slight degree of movement is a __________________.
Symphysis
A fibrous joint that is a peg-in-socket is called a _________________ joint.
Gomphosis
In _________________ joints the bones are joined together by fibrous tissue and lack a joint cavity.
Fibrous
___________________ occur between bones of the skull and use very short connective tissue fibers to hold the bones together
Sutures
In ___________________, the bones are connected by a ligament, which is a cord or band of fibrous tissue
Syndesmoses
A _______________________ is a peg-in-socket fibrous joint.
Gomphosis
In _______________________ joints, bones are joined together by cartilage and they lack a joint cavity.
Cartilaginous joints
_____________________ involve a bar or plate of hyaline cartilage uniting the bones, such as the ________________________
Synchondroses, epiphyseal plate
In _____________________, such as the ________________________, the articular surfaces are covered with articular cartilage that is then fused to an intervening pad or plate of fibrocartilage.
Symphyses
In ____________________ joints, the articulating bones are separated by a fluid-containing joint cavity
Synovial
Five features that distinguish the general structure of a synovial joint
1. articular cartilage coveres the end of the articulating bones2. the joint (synovial) cavity is a space that is filled with synovial fluid.3. the two-layered articular capsule encloses the joint cavity.4. synovial fluid is a viscous, slippery fluid that fills all free space within the joint cavity.5. reinforcing ligaments cross synovial joints to strengthen the joint
______________________ classification is based on the amount of movement allowed at the joint.
Functional
__________________ are immovable joints
Synarthroses
_____________________ are slightly movable joints
Amphiarthroses