(NO MOVEMENT) AT A SYNARTHROSIS, THE BONY EDGES ARE QUITE CLOSE TOGETHER AND MAY EVEN INTERLOCK.THESE EXTREMELY STRONG JOINTS ARE LOCATED WHERE MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE BONES MUST BE PREVENTED.

(LITTLE MOVEMENT)AN AMPHIARTHROSIS PERMITS MORE MOVEMENT THAN A SYNARTHROSIS, BUT IS MUCH STRONGER THAN A FREELY MOVABLE JOINT. THE ARTICULATING BONES ARE CONNECTED BY COLLAGEN FIBERS OR CARTILAGE.

(SIN-DEZ-MO-SIS) BONES ARE CONNECTED BY A LIGAMENT. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE DISTAL ARTICULATION BETWEEN THE TIBIA AND FIBULA