Cartilaginous Joints or Slightly Movable Joints
by Bhushan Hatwar | Oct 30, 2020
Cartilaginous Joints or Slightly Movable Joints
- The bone ends are connected by fibrocartilage.
Eg. intervertebral joints
- Lack a joint cavity.
- Two types – Synchondroses and Symphyses

Figure 3- Cartilaginous Joints
Table 2- Types of Cartilaginous Joints
- Synchondroses (a)
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- Symphyses (b)
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- A bar or plate of hyaline cartilage unites the bones
- All synchondroses are synarthrotic
- Examples include:
- Epiphyseal plates of children
- Joint between the costal cartilage of the first rib and the sternum
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- Hyaline cartilage covers the articulating surface of the bone and is fused to an intervening pad of fibrocartilage
- Amphiarthrotic joints designed for strength and flexibility
- Examples include intervertebral joints and the pubic symphysis of the pelvis
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Figure 4- (a) Synchondroses (b) Symphyses