Types Of Joint

Question 1

What are cartilaginous joints ?

Answer 1

These occur where bones are united by intervening cartilage such as the vertebral column, the public bones and the diaphysis epiphysis

Question 2

Synovial joints ?

Answer 2

The main feature of synovial joints is mobility:
•ball & socket - hip and shoulder
•hinge - elbow, knee, ankle
•pivot - atlas+axis, radius+ulna
•condyloid - between carpals in the wrist and tarsals in the feet
•gliding - between vertebrae
•saddle - thumb

Question 3

What are fibrous joints?

Answer 3

These occur where bones are united by intervening fibrous tissue e.g. Skull bones and pelvic bones