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Joints
Types Of
Broad Category | Specific Type | Examples |
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Synarthroses | Synostoses | IMMOVABLE - complete bone fusion; Cranial Sutures, repaired Fractures |
Synarthroses | Synchondroses | IMMOVABLE - surfaces joined by Hyaline Cartilage; Ribs to the Sternum, Epiphyseal growth plate |
Amphiarthroses | Symphyses | SLIGHTLY movable - discs of Fibrocartilage between 2 bones; Pubic Symphysis, Intervertebral discs |
Amphiarthroses | Syndesmoses | SLIGHTLY movable - connected by Ligaments alone; between Radius and Ulna; between Tibia and Fibula |
Diarthroses | Ball and Socket; triaxial motion | Shoulder, Hip |
Diarthroses | Hinge; uniaxial | Elbow, Interphalageal |
Diarthroses | Pivot; uniaxial, usually Rotation | 1st/2nd Cerivcal Vertebrae |
Diarthroses | Planar/Gliding | back and forth, side to side, SOME Rotation; Intercarpal and Intertarsal joints |
Diarthroses | Condyloid; biaxial motion | back and forth, side to side, NO Rotation; Metacarpophalageal and Metatarsophalangeal joints |
Diarthroses | Saddle; biaxial motion | 1st Metacarpal agaisnt its carpal; Only 1 |