Joints

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Joints
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Joints (Functional Classification)

• Classification Based on material, which joins
  bones
• Examine the human skeleton and look for examples
  of the following types of joints.
• Fibrous Joints
• Mostly immovable
• Cartilaginous joints
• Allows for more motion than the fibrous joints
• Synovial joints
• Most movable of the joint types

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Fibrous Joints

• Suture
• Syndesmosis
• Gomphosis

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Cartilaginous joints

• Synchondrosis
• Symphysis

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Types of Synovial Joints

• Locate examples of the following synovial joints
• Ball and socket joint
• Condyloid joint
• Hinge joint
• Gliding joint
• Pivot joint
• Saddle joint

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Joints

• Note the characteristic parts of a synovial joint
  (Chapter 8)
• Be able to locate on each of the following
  joints
• articular capsule (fibrous capsule and Synovial
  membrane)
• synovial fluid
• reinforcing ligaments
• menisci and/or bursa

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Shoulder Joint (2 joints)
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Elbow Joint (2 joints)
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Hip Joint (1 joint)
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Knee Joint (3 joints)