Cartilaginous Joint Types
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Symphysis
1. Articulating Cartilage 2. Cartilage is fused to an intervening pad of fibrocartilage 3. Shock absorption with little movement
Synchondroses
1. bar or plate of hyaline cartilage 2. site of bone growth 3. become ossified and immoveable 4. Ex. Epiphyseal plate connecting epiphysis
Amphiarthrotic Joints
strong with flexibility ex. intervertebral discs