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Synarthroses
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Functional; immovable joints
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Amphiarthroses
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Functional; slightly movable joints
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Diarthroses
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Functional; freely movable joints
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Sutures
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Structural; Fibrous; "seams" occuring only between bones of the skull.
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Synostoses
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"Bony Junctions"
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Syndesmoses
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Structural; Fibrous; Bones are connected by a ligament
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Gomphsoses
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Structural; Fibrous; peg-in-socket fibrous joint
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Synchondrosis
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Structural; Cartilaginous; a bar or plate of hyaline cartilage unites the bones.
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Symphyses
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Structural; Cartilaginous; the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with articular cartilage, which in turn is fused to an intervening pad of fibrocartilage.
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Synovial Joints
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Articulating bones are separated by a fluid-containing joint cavity.
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