Define These Different Types of Joints Flashcards

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Synarthrodial Joint
  • immovable
  • derived from words meaning together + joint
  • fibrous joint
  • bones are almost in direct contact
  • bones are joined by a thin, intervening tissue
  • found in skull
Amphiarthrodial Joint
  • slightly moveable or yielding
  • derived from words meaning on both sides + joint
  • cartilaginous joint
  • found in the skeleton
Diarthrodial Joint
  • freely moveable
  • derived from words meaning double + joint
  • synovial joint
  • bones are joined by a band of fibrous tissue which forms the articular capsule
  • lubricated by synovial fluid
Types of Synarthroidal Joints
  • Suture
  • Schindylesis
  • Gomphosis
  • Syndesmosis
Suture
  • ​found in the skull
  • derived from a word meaning seam
  • bones which are almost touching are joined together by a thin, intervening tissue
  • restrict or prevent movement
  • fibrous joint
Schindylesis
  • a single plate of bone is inserted into a cleft which has been formed by the separation of two laminae in another bone
  • found in the skull
  • bones which are almost touching are joined together by a thin, intervening tissue
  • roots of teeth inserted in their sockets
  • restrict or prevent movement
  • fibrous joint
Gomphosis
  • Found in the skull
  • articulation of a conical process into a socket
  • bones which are almost touching are joined together by a thin, intervening tissue
  • roots of teeth inserted in their sockets
  • restrict or prevent movement
  • fibrous joint
Serrated Suture
Edges of the bone are like saw teeth (or serrated)
Syndesmosis
  • found in the middle ear
  • found in the skull
  • bones which are almost touching are joined together by a thin, intervening tissue
  • two bones united by interosseous ligaments
  • restrict or prevent movement
  • fibrous joint
Dentate Suture
Tooth-like projections on opposing edges of bone
Sutura Limbosa
Interlock on beveled edges or surfaces
syn-
Signifies union or association
ost-
Derives from a word meaning bone
dys-
Signifies disordered, difficult, bad, painful
-osis
Denotes a process, often a disease or an abnormal process