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Cartilaginous joint
Slightly movable joint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cartilaginous joints are connected entirely by cartilage (fibrocartilage or hyaline).[1] Cartilaginous joints allow more movement between bones than a fibrous joint but less than the highly mobile synovial joint. Cartilaginous joints also forms the growth regions of immature long bones and the intervertebral discs of the spinal column.
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Latin | junctura cartilaginea |
TA98 | A03.0.00.015 |
TA2 | 1528 |
FMA | 7496 |
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