joints

Question 1

● sites where two or more bones meets
● two functions: They hold the bones together
securely but also give the rigid skeleton mobility
● Functionally: synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and
diarthroses
● Structurally: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial
joints

Question 2

bones are united by fibrous tissue

Question 3

irregular edges of the bones interlock and are bound tightly together by connective tissue fibers, allowing no movement

Answer 3

suture

Question 4

• the connecting fibers are longer than those of sutures; thus the joint has more “give.”

Answer 4

Syndesmoses