BIOB32H3 Lecture Notes - Tendinitis, Medial Meniscus, Patellar Ligament
28 Mar 2013
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Joints (articulations: weakest parts of the skeleton, articulation site where two or more bones meet, functions, give the skeleton mobility, hold the skeleton together. Classification of joints: structural: structural classification focuses on the material binding bones together and whether or not a joint cavity is present, the three structural classifications are, fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial. Classification of joints: functional: functional classification is based on the amount of movement allowed by the joint, the three functional class of joints are, synarthroses immovable, amphiarthroses slightly movable, diarthroses freely movable. Fibrous structural joints: the bones are jointed by fibrous tissues, there is no joint cavity, most are immovable, there are three types sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses. Fibrous structural joints: syndesmoses: bones are connected by a fibrous tissue ligament, movement varies from immovable to slightly variable, examples include the connection between the tibia and fibula, and the radius and ulna.
