Fibrous joint

Fibrous joint

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Latin = junctura fibrosa
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Fibrous joints are connected by dense connective tissue, consisting mainly of collagen.

Types

The fibrous joints are further divided into three types:cite web |url=http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/joints_module/joints_04.html |title=Module - Introduction to Joints |accessdate=2008-01-29 |format= |work=]
*"Sutures" are found between bones of the skull. In fetal skulls the sutures are wide to allow slight movement during birth. They later become rigid (synarthrodial).
*"Syndesmosis" are found between long bones of the body, such as the radius and ulna in forearm and the fibula and tibia in leg. Unlike other fibrous joints, syndesmoses are moveable (amphiarthrodial), albeit not to such degree as synovial joints.
*"Gomphosis" is a joint between the root of a tooth and the sockets in the maxilla or mandible.

References

External links

* http://commons.bcit.ca/biology/articulations/fibrous.html


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