Question

Joints, or articulations, are classified on the basis of their degrees of movement. From the following selections, choose the group of terms that identifies the joints in this order:
a) no movement,
b) slightly movable,
c) freely movable.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Synarthroses, b) Amphiarthroses, c) Diarthrosis

Explanation:

1. No movement: fibrous joints are fibrous connective tissue found between bones where there's no space, this characteristic makes them immovable and you can find them in the skull, these articulations are known as synarthroses
2. Slightly movable: we can find them in places like the ribs connect to the sternum, in this kind of joint bones are connected by fibrocartilage and they are named amphiarthroses.
3. Freely movable: most of the joints are movable, they are known as diarthrosis and they are enclosed in joint capsules located in a space between bones named joint cavity.

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