Persendian terklasifikasi secara structural dan fungsional

Secara fungsional

1. Sinarthrosis : sutures
2. Amfiarthrosis : vertebrae
3. Diarthrosis : most joint you know

Secara structural

1. Sinostosis
Dua tulang yang fuse menjadi satu karena usia (sutura, first rib to sternum)
2. Fibrous
a. Sutura
b. Gomphoses: periodontal ligament (gigi)
c. Syndesmoses: interosseus membrane
3. Cartilage
a. Sinkondrosis (hyaline): first rib to sternum
b. Symphises (fibrokartilago): symphises pubis, disc between vertebrae
4. Synovial
Klasifikasi
a. Hinge joint (monoaxial)
b. Pivot joint (monoaxial)
c. Saddle joint (biaxial): trapezium and metacarpal of thumb
d. Condyloid joint (biaxial): base of metacarpal
e. Gliding joint (biaxial): ankle joint (2 nd and 3rd cuneiform with navicular)
f. Ball and socket joint (multiaxial)

Komponen

a. Fibrous/joint capsule
b. Synovial membrane
c. Articular disc/cartilage
d. Articular meniscus (not all)
e. Synovial fluid