Joints

Joints

By Andrew Nelson

Objectives

• ​Classify joints according to the type of tissue binding the bone

• Describe different joint characteristics

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• Articulation between bones

• Make bone growth possible

• Permit skeletal shape change in childhood

• Enable movement​

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Joints

​immovable (synarthrotic)

slightly movable (Amphiarthrotic)

freely movable (Diarthrotic)

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Types of Joint Movements​

Open Ended

What are some tissue types you might find in joints?

Fibrous

Cartilaginous

Synovial​

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Tissue Types in Joints

Multiple Choice

True or False: Joints are important in skeletal movement?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Joints articulate between bones

• True

• False

• Between bones in near/direct contact

• Thin layer of dense connective tissue

• Most are synarthrotic​

• Example: Suture​

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​Fibrous

• Made of hyaline cartilage, or fibrocartilage.

• Discs in the vertebral column​

• Amphiarthrotic

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Cartilaginous

• Most joints in the body​

• Diarthrotic

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Synovial

Multiple Choice

Which type of joint makes up most joints in the body?

• Synovial

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous

• Skeletal

Multiple Choice

Which joint type is amphiarthrotic

• Synovial

• Fibrous

• Cartilaginous