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| Diagrammatic section of a symphysis. | |
| Gray's | subject #70 285 |
Amphiarthrosis is a type of continuous, non movable joint.[1]
Types
In amphiarthroses, the contiguous bony surfaces are either:
- A symphysis: connected by broad flattened disks of fibrocartilage, of a more or less complex structure, as in the articulations between the bodies of the vertebrae. An example is the sternocostal joint.
- A syndesmosis: united by an interosseous ligament, as in the inferior tibiofibular articulation.
References
- ^ "Module - Introduction to Joints". University of Michigan Medical School. http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/joints_module/joints_02.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
External links
- "Amphiarthrosis". British Columbia Institute of Technology. http://commons.bcit.ca/biology/articulations/amphiarthrotic.html. Retrieved June 2009.
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