Joints Articulations, or joints, perform 2 functions: Hold bones together Allow rigid skeletal system flexibility for movement Can be classified structurally or functionally Structural Categories: Fibrous Cartilaginous Synovial Functional Categories: Synarthroses Amphiarthroses Diarthroses
Synarthroses Joints Immovable joints Connected by Sutures (bones interlock) Syndesmoses (bones connected by ligaments) Examples: skull, teeth (gomphosis)
Amphiarthroses Slightly movable joints Primarily Symphyses: bones connected by flat disc (fibrocartilage) Synchondroses: bones connected by hyaline cartilage
Diarthroses Freely Movable joints All synovial joints are diarthroses Ball & Socket Ball shaped head of 1 bone fits cuplike depression of another bone Ex.: shoulder, hip joints
Diarthrotic Joints Plane/Gliding Joint Allow sliding movements in 1-2 planes Ex.: intercarpal/intertarsal joints; vertebrocostal joints Hinge Joint Convex of 1 bone fits concave surface of another bone Ex.: elbow, knee, interphalangeal joints Saddle Joint Articulating surfaces are convex & concave Thumb joint Pivot Joint Round/conical surface of 1 bone articulates with shallow depression in another bone Allow uniaxial rotation Ex.: Atlas/Axis Joint Condyloid Joint Oval condyle of 1 bone fits ellipsoidal depression in another bone Allows biaxial movement Ex.: wrist joint, metacarpalphalangeal joint
Joints of the Upper Extremity Shoulder Joint Glenohumeral Joint Sternoclavicular Joint Acromioclavicular Joint Elbow Joint Radiohumeral joint Humeroulnar Joint Radioulnar Joint (x2: Proximal & Distal) Wrist Radiocarpal joint Intercarpal joints Carpalmetacarpal joints Hand Intermetacarpal joints Metacarpalphalangeal joints Interphalangeal joints
Joints of the Lower Extremity Sacroiliac Joint Coxal (hip) Joint Patellofemoral Joint Tibiofemoral Joint Tibiofibular Joint (x2: Proximal & Distal) Ankle/Foot Talocrural Joint Subtalar Joint Intertarsal Joints Tarsometatarsal Joint Intermetatarsal Joints Metatarsophalangeal Joints Interphalangeal Joints