joints

How are joints categorized?

structure and mobility

Bony

fused (along sutures), frontal

Fibrous

held by dense regular connective tissue, sutures

Cartilaginous

bones are joined by cartilage

Synovial

fluid filled cavity around articulating bones, within a cavity, held by ligaments

What are the 3 functional classification?

synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrsosis

what is synarthrosis?

immovable joint

what is amphiarthrosis?

slightly movable joint

what is diathrosis?

freely movable joint

synarthrosis and fibrous

suture in the skull and gomphosis

gomphosis

(bolt condition) tooth in bone, with peridontal ligament

synarthrosis and cartilaginous

costa one, sternum and epiphyseal plate

amphiarthrosis and fibrous