Cartilage and Joints

FUNCTIONS OF CARTILAGE AND SYNOVIAL FLUID AT JOINTS
1. The places where two bones meet in the body are called joints.
2. In movable joint, the bones forming the joint are surrounded by a fibrous capsule.
3. Within the capsule is a membrane : synovial membrane which secretes synovial fluid
4. The fluid fills the space that separates the articulating surfaces of two bones,

5. Function of Synovial Fluid?
is to lubricate the joint, REDUCING friction when bones move And to nourish the cartilage found on the end surfaces of the bones which forms the joint.

6. Function of the cartilage?
AS A SHOCK ABSORBER PREVENTING THE BONES FROM DAMAGE WHEN A PERSON MOVES.