Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 9 Joints
1. Arthrology: study of joints
2. Fibrous joints: dense regular connective tissue
3. Cartilaginous: cartilage being located at the joint
4. Synovial: type of membrane located at this joint, cavity at the articulation
5. Diarthrosis: freely
movable joints example:
synovial joints
6. Amphiarthrosis: slightly
moveable joints example:
syndesmosis and symphysis
7. Synarthrosis: Immovable
joints/doesn't move example: sutures,
synostosis (adults)
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, 8. Sutures: skull only
9. Gomphoses: anchor teeth into sockets
10. Syndesmoses: interosseous membrane.
11. Interosseous membrane: sheet of collagen fibers that attach the between radius
shafts of two bones. And ulna
12. Cartilaginous joints: two bones bound together by cartilage.
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Chapter 9 Joints
1. Arthrology: study of joints
2. Fibrous joints: dense regular connective tissue
3. Cartilaginous: cartilage being located at the joint
4. Synovial: type of membrane located at this joint, cavity at the articulation
5. Diarthrosis: freely
movable joints example:
synovial joints
6. Amphiarthrosis: slightly
moveable joints example:
syndesmosis and symphysis
7. Synarthrosis: Immovable
joints/doesn't move example: sutures,
synostosis (adults)
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, 8. Sutures: skull only
9. Gomphoses: anchor teeth into sockets
10. Syndesmoses: interosseous membrane.
11. Interosseous membrane: sheet of collagen fibers that attach the between radius
shafts of two bones. And ulna
12. Cartilaginous joints: two bones bound together by cartilage.
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