Joint Classification

Question 1

Synarthrosis

Answer 1

Motion: None
Structure: Fibrous Suture
Example: Bones in skull (NOT mandible)

Question 2

Syndesmosis

Answer 2

Motion: Slight
Structure: Fibrous (ligamentous)
Example: Distal tibiofibular

Question 3

Gomphosis

Answer 3

Motion: None
Structure: Fibrous (Peg-in-Socket)
Example: Teeth in mandible and maxilla

Question 4

Amphiarthrosis

Answer 4

Motion: Little
Structure: Cartilaginous
Example: Symphysis pubis, vertebrae

Question 5

Diarthrosis

Answer 5

Motion: Free
Structure: Synovial
Examples: Hip, elbow, knee