Connecting Bones
Function:
Joints are the location where two or more bones meet. For example, your knee is a joint! Most joints are mobile and responsible for movement and stability of the skeleton. There are three types of joints: synovial, cartilaginous, and fibrous.
The Fibrous joint contains Fibrous connective tissue and can’t move.
Cartilaginous joints contain cartilage and allow a very little movement.
Synovial joints are the only joints that have a space between the adjoining bones.
Fun Fact:
Some joints move and some don’t. Joints in the skull don’t move.
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