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Why do you have joints in the skull?

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So you can chew your food and talk. So you can chew your food and talk.

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What are the kind of joints of skull bone?

Fixed joints are formed by the skull bones.


What sort of joint does the skull have?

In babies the skull joint is the fontanel (fontanelle) which helps in birth due to its flexibility but in the adult the skull joint is a fixed joint or a synarthrotic joint (immovable) called a suture.


Can you have gout in joints in skull?

No


Are skull joints called cartilaginous joints?

NO! They are fibrous joints and not moveable at all.


Is the skull movable?

No i do not think so but there are joints in the skull called suture joints just like little cracks


What joint does not bend?

Suture joints are practically immovable joints. You can find them in case of skull. They are there in case of skull, probably to allow the growth of individual bone, in order to increase the size of skull. With out joints, it would be very difficult to increase the size of the skull.


What part of the skeleton with immovable joints?

The part of the skeleton with immovable joints is the skull. The joints between the bones in the skull (sutures) are fibrous joints that do not allow for movement, providing protection and support for the brain.


What joints found on the skull?

An immovable joint. (sutures joining the bones of the skull)


Where are some fixed joints in your body?

Fixed joints in humans are located in the skull and pelvis.


What are non mobile joints?

it is a joint that has little or no movement


What type of joints hold together the bones of the skull and sternum?

fibrous joints


What is the following describes the joints in the skull?

immovable