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