Bone Articulations

Synarthrosis

immobile joint (sutures of skull)

Amphiarthrosis

slightly mobile joint (vertebrae)

Diarthrosis

freely moveable joint (synovial joint)

Types of Fibrous joints

gomphoses, sutures, syndesmosis (radius/ulna, tib/fib)

Types of Cartilaginous joints

synchondroses (hyaline, ribs), symphysis (fibrocartilage)

Types of Synovial joints

plane, saddle, condylar, pivot, hinge, ball and socket

acromioclavicular ligament

coracohumeral ligament

coracoclavicular ligament

coracoacromial ligament

glenohumeral ligaments

joint space (containing synovial fluid)

articular cartilage

articular capsule

fibular collateral ligament

tibial collateral ligament

lateral meniscus

posterior cruciate ligament

medial meniscus

anterior cruciate ligament

medial meniscus

anterior cruciate ligament

lateral meniscus

posterior cruciate ligament