Question

match each type of joint with the correct description.

cartilaginous # synovial # fibrous

Explanation:

1. The suture in the skull (first image) is a fibrous joint. Fibrous joints are connected by dense connective tissue and allow little to no movement. Sutures in the skull hold the skull - bones together firmly.
2. The shoulder and hip joints shown in the second image are synovial joints. Synovial joints have a synovial cavity, are freely movable, and include ball - and - socket joints like the shoulder (humerus and scapula) and hip (femur and acetabulum).
3. The joints in the vertebral column shown in the third image are cartilaginous joints. Cartilaginous joints are connected by cartilage and allow some movement, such as the slight movement between the vertebrae.

Answer:

1. Fibrous
2. Synovial
3. Cartilaginous