1
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Do fibrous joints have a joint cavity
A
No
2
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What are fibrous joints united by
A
Fibrous and connective tissue or ligaments
3
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What are the three types of fibrous joints
A
Suture, gomphosis, syndesmosis
4
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What is syndesmosis
A
An immovable joint that is united by sheets of fibrous tissue. The inferior tibiofibular joint is an example.
5
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What is a suture
A
An immovable joint occurring only in the skull.
6
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What is gomphosis
A
Root of the teeth lie within the alveolar socket. It’s between teeth and the maxilla and mandible
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