Anatomy & Physiology › Section H · Joints › Topic H.1
Classifying joints: fibrous and cartilaginous
Every place where bones meet is a joint, but joints range from seams that never move to hinges that swing all day. Two classification schemes, one by what holds the bones together and one by how much they move, sort them out.
In this topic
- What counts as a joint
- Functional classes
- Structural classes
- Fibrous joints: sutures
- Fibrous joints: syndesmoses
- Fibrous joints: gomphoses
- Cartilaginous joints: synchondroses
- Cartilaginous joints: symphyses
- Worked example: two labels for each joint
- Worked example: joints that change over a lifetime
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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