SYNOVIAL
FLUID
CHAPTER 12
,ANATOMY
, PHYSIOLOGY
• Functions:
• Lubrication for the movable joints
• Nutrients for articular cartilage
• Lessens shock of joint compression
• Formation
• Ultrafiltrate of plasma across synovial membrane
• No high weight molecules
• Synoviocytes in synovial membrane secrete
hyaluronic acid that makes the fluid viscous
(lubrication)
FLUID
CHAPTER 12
,ANATOMY
, PHYSIOLOGY
• Functions:
• Lubrication for the movable joints
• Nutrients for articular cartilage
• Lessens shock of joint compression
• Formation
• Ultrafiltrate of plasma across synovial membrane
• No high weight molecules
• Synoviocytes in synovial membrane secrete
hyaluronic acid that makes the fluid viscous
(lubrication)