ECPI Bio112 Chapter 8: Joints questions with correct answers

Joints Answer These articulations are the function connections between bone, they enable the body to move in response to the contractions of the skeletal muscles. Fibrous Joints Answer These joints are held together by dense connective tissues. These joints are found in bones that are close in contact. Cartilaginous Joints Answer These joints are held together by hyaline cartilage & fibrocartilage. Synovial Joints Answer These joints have a complex structure. All of these joints are diarthrotic Synarthrotic Joints Answer These are immovable joints Amphiarthrotic Joints Answer These joints are lightly moveable Diarthrotic Joints Answer These joints are freely moveable Syndesmosis Joints Answer A type of fibrous joint that binds bones by a thin sheet of dense connective tissue. these joints are amphiarthrotic. Suture Joints Answer A type of fibrous joint that are thin layers of connective tissue, it acts as a glue that holds the flat bones of the skull together. - It's Synarthrotic