L8 Structures Involved in Joints

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Objectives: Describe the microanatomy of tissues in the joints and explain how their structure reflects their function. Define the three classes of joints and explain how their structure reflects their function.
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Question 1

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What is an articulation?
Answer
  • Where two bones meet at a joint.
  • A pivot point.
  • Cartilaginous ends moving against each other.

Question 2

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Soft tissue in joints has no organic component.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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Choose the FALSE statement about cartilage.
Answer
  • Cartilage is soft tissue.
  • Hyaline cartilage is the same as articular cartilage.
  • Fibrocartilage is what the epiphyseal plate is made from.
  • Fibrocartilage has a different histological structure from hyaline cartilage.

Question 4

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Choose the correct statements about cartilage histology.
Answer
  • The chondrocytes live in lacunae.
  • Cartilage is composed mainly of collagen fibres.
  • Cartilage is white due to fatty acids.
  • Cartilage acquires nutrients via diffusion as it is not vascular.

Question 5

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Diffusion of nutrients into cartilage is achieved via 'loading', regular joint movement/activity
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Hyaline cartilage is [blank_start]amorphous[blank_end], with [blank_start]little[blank_end] collagen content, and a [blank_start]high[blank_end] water content, that resists [blank_start]compression.[blank_end] Fibrocartilage has [blank_start]many[blank_end] bundles of collagen, and resists [blank_start]tension.[blank_end] The orientation of these fibres are aligned in the direction of stress and so it also resists [blank_start]compression[blank_end], making it specialised.
Answer
  • amorphous
  • little
  • high
  • compression.
  • many
  • sparse
  • tension.
  • compression
  • tension

Question 7

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Lack of bony congruence is made up for by hyaline cartilage moulding to the articulations of synovial joints.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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Hyaline cartilage remodels.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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The more bony congruence there is, the more soft tissue support is needed.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 10

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The menisci are convexly shaped and diffuse forces through the bones of the knee.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Choose the incorrect statement.
Answer
  • Intervertebral discs are made of fibrocartilage.
  • The nucleus pulposus is a gel like structure which resists compression, and is distributed over the top of the intervertebral disc.
  • "Slipping a disk" is a tear in the fibrocartilage of the intervertebral disc where the nucleus pulposus has been removed from the proper position.

Question 12

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Choose the correct statements about ligaments and tendons.
Answer
  • They are composed of DFCT.
  • They have low collagen content.
  • They are slightly vascularised.
  • They are maintained by fibroblasts.
  • Ligaments join muscle to bone at an insertion, facilitating movement.
  • Tendons join bone to bone, restricting unwanted movement.

Question 13

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A lateral ligament will restrict adduction.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 14

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When a tendon is pulled out it usually takes a section of bone with it.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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