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Joint (articulation)
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The junction of two or more bones.
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Articulation (joint)
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The junction of two or more bones.
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Synarthrosis (sin”ar-thro'sis)
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Immovable joint.
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Amphiarthrosis (am”fe-ar-thro'sis)
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A slightly movable joint.
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Diarthrosis (di”ar-thro'sis)
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Freely movable joint.
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Fibrous joints
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In fibrous joints, the bones are joined by fibrous tissue, namely dense fibrous connective tissue, and no joint cavity is present.
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Suture (soo'cher
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An immovable fibrous joint; with one exception, all bones of the skull are united by sutures.
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Synostosis (sin”os-to'sis)
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A completely ossified joint; a fused joint.
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Syndesmosis (sin”des-mo'sis)
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A joint in which the bones are united by a ligament or a sheet of fibrous tissue.
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Gomphosis
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A peg-in-socket fibrous joint.
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Cartilaginous joints (kar”ti-laj'ï-nus)
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Bones united by cartilage; no joint cavity is present.
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Synchondrosis (sin”kon-dro'sis)
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A joint in which the bones are united by hyaline cartilage.
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Symphysis (sim'fih-sis)
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A joint in which the bones are connected by fibrocartilage.
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Synovial joint
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Freely movable joint exhibiting a joint cavity; also called a diarthrosis.
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Articular cartilage
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Hyaline cartilage covering bone ends at movable joints.
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