Joints of the Skeleton
Mindmap on joints and its main features.
- Created by: Melissa Lyons
- Created on: 26-01-14 19:55
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- Joints of the Skeleton
- Fibrous joints (immovable)
- A fixed joint which allows no movement whatsoever (teeth, joints of skull)
- Cartilaginous joints (slightly movable)
- A joint which is separated by an intervening substance aka. cartilage (intervertebral joints)
- Synovial joints (freely movable)
- The ends of the bone which form the joint are covered by hyaline cartilage.
- Ligaments bind the bones together
- Joint cavity filled with synovial fluid and enclosed by fibrous tissue
- Varieties - gliding, ball and socket, hinge, condyloid, pivot, saddle
- Hyaline cartilage
- Semi-transparent, appears bluish white in colour
- Extremely strong but flexible and elastic
- Consists of living cells and chondrocytes - situated far apart in fluid-filled places
- Extensive amount of rubbery matrix between cells
- Matrix contains a number of collagenous fibres
- Fibrous joints (immovable)
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