Fibrous Joints

Question 1

Fibrous Joints

Answer 1

joints where bones are attached to other bones/ teeth w/ collagen fibers of dense regular ct

Question 2

Reference

Answer 2

Reference

Question 3

what are the different types of fibrous joints ?

Answer 3

Sutures
Gomphoses
Syndesmoses

Question 4

Sutures

Answer 4

synarthrodial joints between skull bones some become synostoses

Question 5

Gomphoses

Answer 5

synarthrodial joint between alveolar processes of maxilla and mandible and teeth

• periodontal ligament (PDL) collagen fibers that attach to alveolar process

Question 6

Syndesmoses

Answer 6

amphiarthrodial joints that have long dense regular ct

• distal tibiofibular joint (tibia and fibula)
• interosseous membrane of the radioulnar joint (radius and ulna)