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What are the three types of joints?
Give 3 examples of fibrous joints
What are some differences between a primary cartilaginous (synchondrosis) and a secondary cartilaginous (symphsis) joint?
What are the two types of cartilage found in synovial joints?
T/f - fibrocartilage is weight-bearing cartilage and therefore stronger than hyaline cartilage?
What produces the synovial fluid in a synovial joint?
List some types of synovial joints and give examples
What movement does a pivot joint allow for?
What movement does a plane joint allow for?
What movements does a hinge joint allow for?
T/f - saddle joints only allow for movements in one plane
What movements do a condyloid joint allow for?
T/f - a ball and socket joint will not allow for much movement
What are some other features of a synovial joint?
What is the function of articular discs in synovial joints?
What is a bursa in a synovial joint?
What is the function of the synovium?
What are some of the main functions of synovial fluid?
How does ageing affect joints?
