ANAT20006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Transverse Plane, Carpal Bones, Weight-Bearing
15 Aug 2018
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* articular system = joints (bones and/or cartilage meet at joints) of the body and associated ligaments. * types of joints: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial (synovial joint - most mobile & active joint in the body) * fibrous and cartilaginous joints are solid with no joint cavity: fibrous joints: *joints held together by fibrous tissue occur in regions of the body that do not allow a lot of mobility: Syndesmosis (fibrous tissue) linking long bones e. g. distal tibia and fibula and also the radius and the ulna. The syndesmosis is designed to take up compressive stresses that get on one bone and transfer it to the other. Gomphosis (tooth held in socket by periodontal ligament) The periosteum of each bone forming the articulation is continuous with the fibrous tissue of the joint: cartilaginous joints: Primary two areas of bone are bridged by hyaline cartilage disappears during development e. g. epiphyseal plate.
