TYPES OF JOINTS:

FIBROUS JOINT
WHAT IS FIBROUS JOINT ?
- - the joints in which the bones are connected by fibrous tissue
- - fixed or immovable joints
- - don’t have a joint cavity
- - fibrous tissue which connects the bones made up of collage fibres
3 MAIN CATEGORIES ( BASED ON LOCATION )

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1. SUTURES

• Found between all the bones of the

skull except mandible
• Junctions between adjacent skull
bones
• Non-fused in babies ( partially
movable )
2. GOMPHOSIS

• Provides firm suspension for

each tooth
• Peg-and-socket joints for teeth
• Periodontal ligaments connect
roots of teeth to sockets
• Slightly movable
3. SYNDESMOSIS

• Remaining fibrous joints

• Present in forearm (radius and
ulna ) & leg ( tibia and fibula )
• Connected by interosseous
membrane
• Firm to lock the ankle joint for
weight-bearing and stability
FUNCTIONS OF FIBROUS JOINT

1. Provide protection
for internal organs

2. Provide strength to
body regions
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