Fibrous and Cartilaginous Joints

Sutures

• synarthrotic

• between flat skull bones

syndesmosis

• bones held together with ligaments

• amphiarthrotic

• radius+ulna

• fibula+tibia

Gomphoses

• teeth in alveolar sockets

• synarthrotic

Fibrous Joint

• held together by collagen fibers

• no joint cavity

• synarthrotic or amphiarthrotic

Cartilaginous Joint

• bones connect via cartilage

synchondroses-hyaline cartilage

• synarthrotic

• epiphyseal plate

• sternocostal joint

symphysis - fibrocartilage and hyaline

• amphiarthrotic

• pubic symphysis

• intervertebral joints

Pivot Joint

• rotation around long axis

• dens and axis

• proximal/distal radioulnar joints

Saddle Joint

• biaxial

• sternoclavicular joint

• thumb

Hinge Joint

• open/close on 1 axis

• knee

• between phalanges

Gliding Joint

• flat gliding surfaces

• between carpals and tarsals

• vertebrae

Condyloid Joint

• biaxial

• between metacarpals and phalanges

• radius and carpals