front 1 SYNARTHROSIS IS | back 1 (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. |
front 2 AMPHIARTHROSIS | back 2 (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. |
front 3 SYNDESMOSIS | back 3 (SIN-DEZ-MO-SIS) BONES ARE CONNECTED BY A LIGAMENT. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE DISTAL ARTICULATION BETWEEN THE TIBIA AND FIBULA |