Joint Type Notes

1. Fibrous Joints Generally immovable Bones connected by fibrous tissue Example: Skull bones Figure 5.27d, e Slide 5.46 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings

2. Cartilaginous Joints Immovable or slightly moveable Bones connected by thick fibrocartilage Examples: pubic joint Vertebral joints Figure 5.27b, c Slide 5.47 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings

3. Synovial Joints Freely moveable Bones connected by joint cavity (space) and synovial fluid Example: Shoulder Elbow Carpal to carpal Figure 5.27f–h Slide 5.48 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings

Joints Type Notes Fibrous joints Cartilaginous joints Synovial joints Examples: Skull bones (parietal to occipital) Fibrous joints Generally immovable Bones connected by fibrous tissue Cartilaginous joints Immovable or slightly moveable Bones connected by thick fibrocartilage Synovial joints Freely moveable Bones connected by joint cavity (space) and synovial fluid Examples: Vertebra to vertebra Pubic to pubic Examples: Knee (femur to tibia) Shoulder (humerus to ulna)