2. Lesson 4.4 Joints Chapter 4: The Skeletal System

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5. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.© Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. intercostal cartilage synchondroses –sternocostal joint –epiphyseal plates symphyses –vertebral joints –pubic symphysis Slightly Movable Joints

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9. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.© Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. bursae tendon sheaths articular tissues –articular fibrocartilage –tendons –ligaments Freely Movable Joint Structures

10. Permission granted to reproduce for educational use only.© Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Match these words with 1–4 below: skull, diarthroses, amphiarthroses, synarthroses. 1. immovable joint 2. slightly movable joint 3. freely movable joint 4. sutures Review and Assessment