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| Diagrammatic section of a symphysis. A symphysis is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones It is a type of Cartilaginous joint. | |
| Gray's | subject #70 285 |
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Amphiarthrosis is a type of continuous, slightly movable joint. Introduction ( Joints or Articulations Sutural ligament Fibrocartilages Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group A joint is the location at which two or more Bones make contact [1]
Types
In amphiarthroses, the contiguous bony surfaces are either:
- symphysis: connected by broad flattened disks of fibrocartilage, of a more or less complex structure, as in the articulations between the bodies of the vertebrae. A symphysis is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones It is a type of Cartilaginous joint. White fibrocartilage consists of a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions to the former of these constituents it owes its flexibility and toughness A vertebra (plural vertebrae) is an individual Irregular bone in the spinal or Vertebral column ( aka ischis a flexuous and flexible column An example is the sternocostal joint.
- syndesmosis: united by an interosseous ligament, as in the inferior tibiofibular articulation. A syndesmosis is slightly movable Articulation where the contiguous bony surfaces are united by an Interosseous ligament, as in the Inferior tibiofibular articulation The inferior tibiofibular articulation ( tibiofibular syndesmosis) is formed by the rough convex surface of the medial side of the lower end of the Fibula, and a
References
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