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- type
- degree of movement
- biomechanical properties
- Function
- structure
3 Functional Categories of Joint
1. Synarthrosis
- Immovable joint = joints that have NO movement
- Most synarthrosis is Fibrous Joints
- Ex.
Fibrous Joints
Cartilaginous Joints
Synovial Joints
Fibrous Joints
Connected by dense connective tissue which is rich in collagen
Syndesmoses
Found between long bone of the body and allow less movement than
synovial joints
Gomphosis
Found at the articulation between teeth and socket of the maxilla or
mandible connected by fibrous tissue called periodontal ligament
Types of Fibrous Joints
Suture Syndesmoses Gomphosis
Cartilaginous Joints
Are connected by fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage
Allow are movement than Fibrous joint but lesser than synovial joint
Secondary (Symphyses)
articulating surfaces
UNIAXIAL
Gliding Joints/planar
Allow for smooth movement in several
directions along a plane or other smooth surface.
The articulation is like two plates
sliding across each other.
Nonaxial (a little movement with no axis)
Example : wrists (intercarpal joints), ankles
(intertarsal joints)
Condyloid Joints
Similar to gliding joints but they have
an irregular surface where the bones move
past one another.
This type of joint is like two bowls
nested together.
Biaxial movements (forward-backward
and side to side but not rotation)
Example : The radio-carpal joint of the wrist
Saddle Joints
Characterized by two bones that fit
together in a manner similar to a rider
in a saddle.
This sort of articulation allows bending
motion in several directions without sliding.
Biaxial (forward-backward and side to
side but not rotation)
Example : Carpometacarpal joint
of the thumb.