| Classification
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| • | Synarthroses (synarthrotic joints) – non movable |
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| most fibrous joints |
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| e.g. sutures |
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| • | Amphiarthroses (amphiarthrotic
joints) – semimovable |
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| mostly cartilaginous |
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| e.g. intervertebral disks |
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| • | Diarthroses (diarthrotic joints) –
movable joints |
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| synovial joints |
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