Amphiarthrosis

Amphiarthrosis

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Amphiarthrosis is a type of continuous, slightly movable joint.cite web |url=http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/modules/joints_module/joints_02.html |title=Module - Introduction to Joints |accessdate=2008-01-29 |format= |work=]

Types

In amphiarthroses, the contiguous bony surfaces are either:

* 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.

* syndesmosis: united by an interosseous ligament, as in the inferior tibiofibular articulation.

References

External links

* http://commons.bcit.ca/biology/articulations/amphiarthrotic.html


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  • Amphiarthrosis — Am phi*ar*thro sis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. amfi + ? a joining, ? a joint.] (Anat.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amphiarthrosis — [am΄fē är thrō′sis] n. [ModL < AMPHI + Gr arthrōsis, a jointing < arthron, a joint: see ARTHRO ] Anat. a form of jointing in which cartilage connects the bones and allows only slight motion …   English World dictionary

  • Amphiarthrosis — Eine Amphiarthrose (v. griech. amphi „um“, „herum“ und arthros „Gelenk“) oder straffes Gelenk ist eine Diarthrose („echtes Gelenk“) mit durch straffe Bänder eingeschränkter Beweglichkeit. Im Röntgenbild ist der Gelenkspalt zu erkennen. Die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • amphiarthrosis — an articulation that allows limited movement, as between vertebrae; cf. diarthrosis and synarthrosis …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • amphiarthrosis — amphiarthrodial, adj. /am fee ahr throh sis/, n., pl. amphiarthroses / seez/. Anat. a joint permitting only slight motion, as that between the vertebrae. [1830 40; AMPHI + Gk árthrosis articulation. See ARTHRO , OSIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • amphiarthrosis — noun the type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage …   Wiktionary

  • amphiarthrosis — SYN: symphysis (1). [amphi + G. arthrosis, joint] * * * am·phi·ar·thro·sis thrō səs n, pl thro·ses .sēz a slightly movable articulation (as a symphysis or a syndesmosis) * * * n. a slightly movable joint in which the bony surfaces are separated… …   Medical dictionary

  • amphiarthrosis — n. joint that allows little motion (Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • amphiarthrosis — am·phi·ar·thro·sis …   English syllables

  • amphiarthrosis — n. a slightly movable joint in which the bony surfaces are separated by fibrocartilage (see symphysis) or hyaline cartilage (see synchondrosis) …   The new mediacal dictionary

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