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kinesiology the study of musculoskeletal movement diarthrosis a freely movabe joint amphiarthrosis a slightly movable joint synarthrosis a joint capable of little or no movement suture immovable fibrous joints binding the bones of the skull gomphosis type of joint attaching a tooth to its spclet syndemoses joint in which two bones are bound only by ligaments synchondrosis type of joint in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage symphsis type of joint in which bones are joined by fibrocartilage synostosis (bony joint) joint in which two bones, one separate, become fused by osseous tissue synovial joint joint in which two bones, one separate by a space filled with lubricant synovial fluid the slippery lubricant filling the space between bones in a synovial joint articular cartilage connective tissue covering adjoining surfaces of bones within a joint fibrous capsule outer layer of joint capsule that is continuous with the periosteum synovial membrane inner layer of joint capsule made of areolar tissue which sectetes fluid tendon attaches muscle to bone ligament attaches bone to bone bursa fibrous fluid filled sac located where a tendon passes over a bone tendon sheath type of bursae that are elongated and wrap around tendons monoaxial type of joint in which the bone can move in only one plane biaxial type of joint in which the bone can move in two plane multiaxial type of joint in which the bone can move in three or more plane ball-and-socket joints joint in which one bone with a hemispherical head fits within a cuplike depression on the other hinge joint joint in which one bone with a convex surface fits into a concave depression of the other bone saddle joint the trapeziometacarpal joint for example pivot joint monoaxial joint in which a projection of one bone fits into a ring-like ligament of the other gliding (plane) joint type of joint in which the articular surfaces are only convex and concave condvloid (ellipsoid) joint joint in which an oval convex surface of one bone fits into a similarly shaped depression of the other