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RIZZO A&P 8
Chapter 8 The Articular System
Question | Answer |
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Synarthroses | joints or unions between bones that do not allow movement |
Amphiarthroses | joints that allow only slight amount of movement |
Diarthroses (Synovial Joints) | free moving joints or articulation |
Suture | a type of synarthroses joint that two or more bones unite together by a thin fibrous tissue |
Syndesmosis | a type of synarthroses joint that two or more bones are connected (or held) together by ligaments |
Gomphosis | a type of synarthroses joint that a conical process fits into a socket and held together by ligaments |
Symphysis | a type of amphiarthroses where bones are connected by a disk of fibrocartilage |
Synchondrosis | a type of amphiarthroses where two bony surfaces are connected by hyaline cartilage |