Amphiarthrosis is a type of continuous, slightly movable
joint.
Types
In amphiarthroses, the contiguous bony surfaces can be:
* A
symphysis: connected by broad flattened disks of
fibrocartilage
Fibrocartilage consists of a mixture of white fibrous tissue and cartilaginous tissue in various proportions. It owes its inflexibility and toughness to the former of these constituents, and its elasticity to the latter. It is the only type of ...
, of a more or less complex structure, which adhere to the ends of each bone, as in the articulations between the bodies of the
vertebrae or the inferior articulation of the two
hip bones (aka the
pubic symphysis).
* An
interosseous membrane - the sheet of
connective tissue
Connective tissue is one of the four primary types of animal tissue, along with epithelial tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue. It develops from the mesenchyme derived from the mesoderm the middle embryonic germ layer. Connective tiss ...
joining neighboring bones (e.g. tibia and fibula).
[Principles of Anatomy & Physiology, 12th Edition, Tortora & Derrickson, Pub: Wiley & Sons]
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