Synarthrosis

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Synarthrosis

Identifiers

MeSH 0011873

TA98 A03.0.00.003

TA2 1550

FMA 7491

Anatomical terminology

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A synarthrosis is a type of joint which allows no movement under normal conditions. Sutures and
gomphoses are both synarthroses. Joints which allow more movement are called amphiarthroses or
diarthroses. Syndesmosesjoints are considered to be amphiarthrotic, because they allow a small amount
of movement.[1]

Types

They can be categorised by how the bones are joined together:

Gomphosis is the type of joint in which a conical peg fits into a socket, for example, the socket of a
tooth. Normally, there is very little movement of the teeth in the mandible or maxilla.

Synostosis is where two bones that are initially separated eventually fuse together, essentially becoming
one bone. In humans, as in other animals, the plates of the cranium fuse together with dense fibrous
connective tissue as a child approaches adulthood.[2] Children whose cranial plates fuse too early may
suffer deformities and brain damage as the skull does not expand properly to accommodate the growing
brain, a condition known as craniostenosis.

Synchondrosis is a cartilaginous joint connected by hyaline cartilage, as seen in the epiphyseal plate.

References

The Musculoskeletal System. In: Dutton M. eds. Dutton's Orthopaedic Examination, Evaluation, and
Intervention, 5e. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 25, 2021. https://accessphysiotherapy-mhmedical-
com.libaccess.lib.mcmaster.ca/content.aspx?bookid=2707&sectionid=224662311

Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 12th Edition, Tortora & Derrickson, Pub: Wiley & Sons