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Articular System
Joints of the Body
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Avinash Bharadwaj
ANHB 2212 Week 11
Joint Classification
Fibrous Joints
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Bone
Periosteum
Unossified areas
Spread of ossification
Disappearance with age
Separation of compartments
Additional areas for muscle
attachments
Gomphosis :
Tooth and bone
Cartilaginous Joints
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Hyaline or fibrocartilage
Functionally two totally distinct entities
Hyaline cartilage a growth mechanism
White fibrocartilage partially movable
joints
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Growth mechanism
Between parts of a bone
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Symphysis
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C
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Deformable
Synovial Joints
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Union of bone
Fully explained next week
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Articular cartilage
Fibrous capsule
Ligaments
capsular or external
Synovial membrane
Capsular attachment
Thickening of capsule : Intrinsic ligaments
Accessory ligaments
Areas of strength / weakness
Intra-articular discs
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Membrane attachments
Functional
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Degrees of freedom
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Viscosity
White Fibrocartilage
Reduce incongruity
n Modify (usually increase!)
range of movements
n Spread of synovial fluid
reduce drag
Incomplete discs
Menisci
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Ligaments
Tendons
Bony factors
Ligaments
Muscles
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Hinge
Saddle
Ball-and-socket
Plane
Condylar
Others
Structural
Bursa/e
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Nerves
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Joint sensations
Hiltons Law