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Types of Joints

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Fibrous Joints   Articulating bones fastened together by thin layer of dense connective tissue containing many collagenous fibers  
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Syndesmosis   Bones bound by long fibers of connective tissue  
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Suture   Between flat bones, where broad margins of adjacent bones grow together and unite by a thin layer of dense connective tissue  
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Gomphosis   Joint formed by the union of cone-shaped bony process in a bony socket  
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Cartilaginous Joints   Articulating bones connected by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage  
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Synchondrosis   Bands of hyaline cartilage unite the bones  
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Symphysis   Bones are covered by a thin layer of hyaline cartilage, and the cartilage is attached to a pad of springy fibrocartilage  
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Synovial Joints   Articulating bones surrounded by a joint capsule of ligaments and synovial membranes;ends of articulating bones covered by hyaline cartilage and seperated by synovial fluid  
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Ball-and-Socket Joint   Bone with a globular head that articulates with the cup-shaped cavity of another bone  
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Condyloid Joint   Oval-shaped condyle of one bone fits into the elliptical cavity of another bone  
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Gliding Joint   Flat or slightly curved articulating surfaces  
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Hinge Joint   Convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another  
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Pivot Joint   Cylindrical surface of one bone rotates within a ring formed of bone and fibrous tissue of a ligament  
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Saddle Joint   Between bones whose articulating surfaces have both concave and convex regions  
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