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| List the 3 functional classifications of joints |
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Synarthroses - Immovable
Amphiarthroses - slightly movable
Diarthroses - freely movable |
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| List the 3 structural classifications of joints |
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Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial |
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| Joined by dense fibrous connective tissues, mostly immovable |
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| Name the three types of fibrous joints |
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Sutures - bones of the skull
Syndesmoses - bones connected by ligaments
Gomphoses |
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Bones connected by ligaments
ligaments connecting the tibia and the fibula |
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| What are the two types of cartilaginous joints |
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hyline cartilage unites the bone
Ex. Epiphyseal plate |
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fibrocartilage unites the bone
Ex. intervertebral joints and pubic symphysis |
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| articulating bones separated by fluid filled joint cavity |
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