Joints

• A joint is also called an articulation or arthrosis
• The study of human motion of the human body is called kinesiology
• Fibrous Joint has no synovial cavity, and the bones are held together by dense irregular connective tissue that is rich in collagen fiber
• Cartilaginous joints has no synovial cavity and the bones are held together by cartilage
• Synovial Joints, the bones are forming the joint have a synovial cavity and are united by the dense irregular connective tissue of an articular capsule, and often by accessory ligaments
• Synarthrosis, an immovable joint
• Amphiarthrosis, a slightly movable joint
• Diarthrosis, a freely movable joint
• Suture is a fibrous joint composed of a thin layer of dense irregular connective tissue
• Sutures occur only between bones of the skull
• Syndesmoses is a fibrous joint in which there is a greater distance between the articulating surfaces and more dense irregular connective tissue than in a suture
• Gomphosis is which a cone-shaped peg fits into a socket
• Symphysis is a cartilaginous joint in which the ends of the articulating bones are covered with hyaline cartilage, but a broad, flat disc fibrocartilage connects the bones