por admin | Jul 10, 2022 | Vocabulary
A freely mobile joint is classified as a diarthrosis. These types of joints include all synovial joints of the body, which provide the majority of body movements. Most diarthrotic joints are found in the appendicular skeleton and thus give the limbs a wide range of...
por admin | Jul 10, 2022 | Vocabulary
All the bones of the skull, except for the mandible, are joined to each other by a fibrous joint called a suture. The fibrous connective tissue found at a suture (“to bind or sew”) strongly unites the adjacent skull bones and thus helps to protect the brain and form...
por admin | Jul 10, 2022 | Vocabulary
An immobile or nearly immobile joint is called a synarthrosis. The immobile nature of these joints provide for a strong union between the articulating bones. This is important at locations where the bones provide protection for internal organs. Examples include...
por admin | Jul 10, 2022 | Group
At a fibrous joint, the adjacent bones are directly connected to each other by fibrous connective tissue, and thus the bones do not have a joint cavity between them (Picture 1). The gap between the bones may be narrow or wide. There are three types of fibrous joints:...
por admin | Jul 9, 2022 | Group
Have you ever wondered to know just with 1 click all muscles involved in the movement of a specific joint? This section gives you all the knowledge on the shape and working mechanisms of every human articulation and, at a glance, all muscles involved, the direction of...
