ARTICULATIONS

• No Movement

– Fibrous

• Suture

• Gomphosis

– Cartilagenous

• Synchondrosis

• Slightly Movable

– Fibrous

• Syndesmosis

– Cartilaginous

• Symphysis

• Freely Movable

– Synovial joints

• Synovial Joint Accessory Structures

– Menisci

– Fat pads

– Ligaments and Tendons

– Labrum

– Bursae

• Synovial Joint Motions

– Gliding

– Angular

• Flexion/Extension/Hyper-extension

• Abduction/Adduction

• Circumduction

– Rotation

• Left-Right Rotation

• Lateral-Medial Rotation

• Pronation/Supination

• Special Movements

– Inversion/Eversion

– Dorsiflexion/plantar flexion

– Opposition

– Protraction

– Elevation/Depression

– Lateral flexion

• Structural Classification of Synovial Joints

• Gliding

• Hinge

• Pivot

• Ellipsoidal

• Saddle

• Ball-and-Socket

• Arthritis

– Osteoarthritis

§ Due to “wear and tear”??

– Rheumatoid Arthritis

§ Autoimmune disease