IMMOVABLE JOINTS - LESSON 224
In the earlier posts we have already learned about the types of joints like movable joints and immovable joints. Now in this post we would learn some what about immovable joints. The joining of two or more bones is the articulation or the joint. Some of the immovable joints between the skull bones are the suture joints A suture is a type of articulation in which the bones that makeup and the bones are close together. In this suture joint, the union of bones is connected by connective tissue. Other joints, such as those between the vertebrae, are partially movable joints. Most of the joints however allow considerable movement. Those which are freely movable joints are called as synovial joints. This synovial joint is also called as diarthrosis which is the most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal. Like with other joints mostly, synovial joints gains movement at the meeting of the articulating bones. Examples of the synovial joints are the ball-and...