Multiple choice

The slightly movable joint, which is joined by fibres, is

  1. amphiarthrosis

  2. gomphosis

  3. synostosis

  4. synchondrosis

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A gomphosis is a peg-and-socket joint and is restricted to the fixation of teeth in their alveolar sockets in the mandible and maxillae. The collagen of the periodontium connects dental cement with alveolar bone. The fibrous connection between a tooth and its socket is a periodontal ligament. In modern, more anatomical, joint classification, the gomphosis is simply considered a fibrous joint because the tissue linking the structures is ligamentous.

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