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<big><center>[[Musculoskeletal System - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
 
<big><center>[[Musculoskeletal System - Anatomy & Physiology|'''BACK TO MUSCULOSKELETAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY''']]</center></big>
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Joints comprise broadly two categories:
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*'''Synarthroses''' form joints that are relatively rigid
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*'''Diarthroses''' form joints that are freely movable
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=='''Fibrous Joints'''==
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*Most occur in the skull: known as '''sutures'''
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**Key in development: allow extension of individual bones during growth
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**Gradually eliminated as ossification progresses
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*'''Syndesmoses''': facing areas of two bones joined by connective tissue ligaments, very limited movement allowed
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**Eg. Joints of the metacarpus in the horse
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*'''Gomphosis''': attachment of tooth to bone within its socket
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=='''Cartilaginous Joints'''==
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*AKA '''Synchondroses''': eg. joints between epiphyses and diaphyses of juvenile long bones
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