Joints
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Joints, also known as articulations, are a form of connection between bones. They provide stability to the skeletal system as well as allowing for specialised movement.
Gross anatomy
Joints can be classified into three broad types according to the tissue that binds them.
Structural types
Functional types
- synarthroses: allow very little, if any, movement
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amphiarthroses: allow
only very slighta small amount of movement - diarthroses: freely moving
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- +<a href="/articles/synarthroses">synarthroses</a>: allow very little, if any, movement</li>
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- +<a href="/articles/amphiarthroses">amphiarthroses</a>: allow a small amount of movement</li>
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- +<a href="/articles/diarthroses">diarthroses</a>: freely moving </li>
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