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, 09:17, 18 July 2008→'''Cartilaginous Joints'''
*'''Symphysis''': articulating bones are divided by a succession of tissues, with cartilage covering the bones or the tissue between
*'''Symphysis''': articulating bones are divided by a succession of tissues, with cartilage covering the bones or the tissue between
**Eg. mandibular, pelvic, vertebral
**Eg. mandibular, pelvic, vertebral
**Fibrocartilagenous joints
***Form major union between vertebrae, except first two cervical vertebrae
***''Nucleus pulposus'' is position eccentrically within ''annulus fibrosis''
***Vertebrae in thoracic region have '''conjugal ligaments'''
****Extend from rib to rib on opposite sides
****Strenghten the area over the discs
=='''Synovial Joints'''==
=='''Synovial Joints'''==