by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Group
The Thoracic Cage is composed by several joints: Costo-vertebral Joints: divided in articulations of the heads of the ribs and costo-transverse articulations;Costo-chondral Joints: between the medial/anterior endo of the ribs and the correspondend costal...
by admin | Jul 21, 2022 | Vocabulary
The joints between the articular processes of the vertebrae belong to the arthrodial variety and are enveloped by capsules lined by synovial membranes. While the laminae, spinous and transverse processes are connected by the following ligaments: The Ligamenta Flava:...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Group
The bodies of adjacent vertebrae are strongly anchored to each other in their anterior part by an intervertebral disc. This structure provides padding between the bones during weight bearing, and because it can change shape, also allows for movement between the...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Group
The Skull is formed by different bones kept together by Sutures. The narrow gap between the bones is filled with dense, fibrous connective tissue that unites the bones. The long sutures located between the bones of the brain case are not straight, but instead follow...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Vocabulary
The articulations between the bodies of the vertebrae are amphiarthrodial joints, and the individual vertebrae move only slightly on each other. When, however, this slight degree of movement between the pairs of bones takes place in all the joints of the vertebral...
by admin | Jul 20, 2022 | Vocabulary
See Intervertebral Discs – Articulations of Vertebral Bodies.
