joints

Amphiarthrosis

Functionally classified symphysis joints that have a limited range of motion

Cartilaginous Joints

United by cartilage

Condylar Joint

Convex articular condyles articulate with somewhat concave articular surfaces

resemble ginglymus joints but permit more movement

Diarthrosis

True joint

the uniting medium is a joint capsule

Ellipsoidal Joint

Has an articular surface that is expanded more in one direction than another

Fibrous Joints

Have no joint cavity

the bones are united by fibrous tissue

Fibrous Syndesmosis

Joint united by fibrous tissue that permits only slight movement

Ginglymus (Hinge)

Joints move only in their sagittal plane

movement in this type of joint are flexion

extension

Gomphosis

Specialized articulation of teeth in their alveoli (sockets) in the mandible and maxilla

Plane Joints

Have only a slight gliding movement between relatively flat apposed surfaces called facets

Saddle Joint

Has surfaces that resemble an English saddle

permits all types of movement except rotation

Spheroid (Ball and socket) Joint

Permit movement in nearly any direction

Suture

Joint between bones of the skull

Synarthrosis

Functionally classified as immovable joints where the bones are firmly connected by fibrous connective tissue

Synchondrosis

An immovable joint in which the uniting medium is hyaline cartilage

functionally classified as a "synostosis" when the gap between two bones ossifies

becoming one bone

Syndesmosis

Joint united by fibrous tissue that permits only slight movement

Synovial Joints

United by a joint capsule

Trochoid (Pivot) Joint

One in which rotary movement occurs around an axis