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Yes, your ankle "joint" consists of three bones. The Talus, Tibia, Fibula.

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

The joints that hold together the bones of the skull are called sutures, while the joints that hold together the bones of the sternum are called cartilaginous joints.


What hold bones together?

Joints hold bones together in the human body. Joints are made up of connective tissues such as cartilage and ligaments, which help stabilize and support the bones while allowing for movement. Different types of joints, such as hinge joints or ball-and-socket joints, allow for various ranges of motion in the body.


Is it true or false that finger bones do not have joints?

False. Finger bones do have joints, known as interphalangeal joints, which allow for movement of the fingers. Each finger consists of three phalanges (proximal, middle, and distal) separated by two joints.


What are examples of the 3 types of joints?

There are three types of joints in your body. You have fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial types of joints in your body. You have fibrous type of joint between, say the bones on the top of skull, between the teeth and teeth bearing bones and lower end of tibia and fibula bones. You have cartilaginous type of joints between epiphysis and diaphysis of the long bones. You have the same type of joint between the vertebrae and at pubic symphysis. You have synovial type of joints at shoulder and hip joints. Also at elbow and knee joints. All movable joints fall under this category.


What is the body tissue that holds bones together?

ligamentsTendons are the tissues that hold bones together. Ligaments hold muscles to bones.

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

The joints that hold together the bones of the skull are called sutures, while the joints that hold together the bones of the sternum are called cartilaginous joints.


Hold bones together?

joints. (they JOIN bones together. JOINts join! :P )


Joints hold bones together are called what?

The ligaments forms a joint to connect and hold bones together.


What do you call the fibrous tissue that hold bones together at the joints?

Ligaments are the fibrous tissues that connect bones to other bones and help to stabilize and support joints.


What is the medical term meaning Bones and Joints?

There are many different joints that hold bones together. They vary depending on which part of the body they are in. Joints inlcude synovial joints, hinge joints, pivot joints and binomial joints. Generally the joints that hold the bones together are called binomial joints.


What three things are needed for movement?

bones, muscles, and joints


Why do bones do not separate when they move?

They are connected to joints that hold them in place, if bones did not move we wouldn't be able to walk or breathe


What are joints designed to do?

Joints are the place where two bones meet. All of your bones, except for one (the hyoid bone in your neck), form a joint with another bone. Joints hold your bones together and allow your rigid skeleton to move. Hope this helps?! :)


What bones are joints?

No bones are joints.


What hold bones together?

Joints hold bones together in the human body. Joints are made up of connective tissues such as cartilage and ligaments, which help stabilize and support the bones while allowing for movement. Different types of joints, such as hinge joints or ball-and-socket joints, allow for various ranges of motion in the body.


What joins joints together?

Ligaments hold bones to other bones, usually separated with articular cartilage and synovial fluid.


What are our muscles connected to your bones with?

Cartilage, tissue, ligaments and if I'm not mistaken your joints also help hold your bones together.