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Types of Joints
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Suture | Fibrous, synarthrosis, found between bones of skull |
| Gomphosis | Fibrous, synarthrosis, alveolar process |
| Synchondrosis | Cartilaginous, synarthrosis, epiphyseal cartilage |
| Synostosis | Bony fusion, synarthrosis, frontal suture |
| Syndesmosis | Fibrous, amphiarthrosis, between tibi and fibula |
| Symphysis | Cartilaginous, amphiarthrosis, between right and left hip bones (pubic) symphysis |
| Synovial | Diarthrosis, joints |