Joints

Question 1

Joints

Answer 1

junctions between bones

Question 2

Fibrous joints

Answer 2

• Connected together with short fibers
• Between cranial bones and facial bones
• Sutures - fibrous joints in the skull

Question 3

Sutures

Answer 3

fibrous joints in the skull

Question 4

Cartilaginous joints

Answer 4

• Connected together with a disc of cartilage
• Between vertebrae

Question 5

Synovial joints

Answer 5

• Covered with hyaline cartilage
• Held together by a fibrous joint capsule lined with synovial membrane
• Secretes synovial fluid so bones move easily against each other
• FREELY MOVEABLE
•Bones are also held together through tough, cord-like structures called ligaments