There are 206 bones in the human body that serve several functions including support, protection, mineral storage, movement, and blood cell formation. Bones are made of connective tissue and composed of protoplasm, collagen, blood vessels, and marrow. There are several shapes of bones including long, flat, irregular, and short. Joints are where parts of the skeleton meet and allow varying amounts of mobility. Joints are classified based on their structure and function and can be diarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, or synarthrosis depending on freedom of movement. Synovial joints contain articular cartilage, synovial fluid, articular capsules, ligaments, nerves and blood vessels.
2. BonesBones• 206 in human body
• Type of Connective tissue
• Composition: protoplasm, collagen, blood vessels, marrow
• Function:
o support (eg) pelvic bowl, legs
o protect (eg) skull, vertebrae
o mineral storage (eg) calcium, phosphate, inorganic
component
o movement (eg) walk, grasp objects
o blood-cell formation (eg) red bone marrow
• Shapes of Bones
o Long, Flat, Irregular, Short
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5. Joints and their ClassificationJoints and their Classification
• Arthrology = study of the joints
• Kinesiology = study of musculoskeletal movement
• Classified by freedom of movement
o diarthrosis (freely movable)
o amphiarthrosis (slightly movable)
o synarthrosis (little or no movement)
• Classified how adjacent bones are joined
o fibrous, cartilaginous, bony or synovial
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6. Types of jointsTypes of joints
Structure Type Example
Cartilagenous Synchondrosis
Symphysis
Epiphyseal plates
Intervertebral
discs
Fibrous Sutures
Syndesmoses
Gomphosis
Skull
Distal Tibia/fibula
Teeth in sockets
Synovial Uniaxial
Biaxial
Ball and socket
Glenohumeral
joint
Knee joint
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7. Components of Synovial JointsComponents of Synovial Joints
• Articular cartilage: hyaline; covers ends of both bones articulating
• Synovial (joint) cavity: space holding synovial fluid
• Articular capsule: Made of 2 layers
o Fibrous: external, dense CT for strength
o Synovial membrane: internal, produces synovial fluid
• Synovial fluid: viscous; lubricates and nourishes; contained in capsule
and articular cartilages
• Reinforcing ligaments: extra-capsular/intra-capsular
• Nerves + vessels: Highly innervated, Highly vascular
• Meniscus (some): fibrocartilage; improves the fit of 2 bones to
increase stability
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10. MusclesMuscles
• a soft tissue found in most animals.
• Types:
1) Smooth muscle - controlled by the autonomic nervous system; may either
be generally inactive and then respond to neural stimulation or hormones or
may be rhythmic
2) Cardiac muscle - found in the heart, acts like rhythmic smooth muscle,
modulated by neural activity and hormones
3) Skeletal muscle - move us around and responsible for most of our behavior;
most attached to bones at each end via tendons
• Function: 1) movement
2) maintain posture
3) joint stability
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11. Special Features of MuscleSpecial Features of Muscle
• Contractibility = cells generate pulling force
• Excitibility = nervous impulses travel through muscle
plasma membrane to stimulate contraction
• Extensibility = after contraction muscle can be
stretched back to original length by opposing
muscle action
• Elasticity = after being stretched, muscle passively
recoils to resume its resting length
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12. Muscle Basics toMuscle Basics to
RememberRemember
• 3 Types: Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth
• Origin vs. Insertion
• Direct vs. Indirect Attachments
o direct = right onto bone
o indirect = via tendon/aponeurosis
• more common
• leave bony markings = tubercle, crest, ridge, etc.
• Sometimes attach to skin
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