Skeletal System : Joints

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What are joints?

  • connecting muscle to tissue
  • connecting muscle to bone
  • junctions between bones. (correct)
  • junctions between muscles.

JOINTS - some are immovable, some are slightly movable, and some are freely movable.

True (A)

match correct terminology

Arthro- and Articular- = joints Arthrology = The study of joints. Articular surfaces = smooth, bony surfaces that come together to form freely movable joints Cartilage = Absorbes shock, resistant to healing, pain, dense connective tissue, not vascularized.

Types of Joints

<p>Fibrous joints (immovable),Cartilaginous joints (slightly movable),Synovial joints (freely movable) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fibrous Joints and Cartilaginous Joints

<p>Fibrous Joints = Held together by fibrous connective tissue (ligaments, tendons) Fibrous Joints = Skull bones (called “sutures”) Cartilaginous Joints = &gt; Slightly moveable, Joints held together with cartilage Cartilaginous Joints = Vertebral discs, Pubic symphysis, Mandibular symphysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fibrous Joints are Fixed or _________. Held together by fibrous connective tissue which are ___________

<p>immovable joints, ligaments, tendons</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilaginous Joints Examples

<p>Vertebral discs, Pubic symphysis, Mandibular symphysis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synovial Joints examples ?

<p>stifle joint, shoulder joint, (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

synovial joint?

<p>blue colour, Ligaments reinforce/stabilise the joint,covers the ends of Bones (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilage consist out of ?

<p>Closely packed collagen fibers (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilage provides the following structures?

<p>Provides flexible framework for respiratory system, Larynx, trachea, bronchi, flexible portions of nose, external ear, connects ribs to sternum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilage functions are?

<p>Reduces friction and acts as a cushion between joints (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

____________ cartilage covers the ends of joints so they slide over each other

<p>Articular</p> Signup and view all the answers

__________ Helps support weight during movement

<p>Cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilage Acts as a cushion/shock absorber for intervertebral disks between vertebrae

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Most bones are first formed as cartilage and later replaced as bone

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Synovial Fluid?

<p>The fluid within a moveable joint (synovial joint) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synovial Fluid Quite _, - consistency is similar to _______

<p>thick ,viscous, oil</p> Signup and view all the answers

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