The slightly movable articulations in which the contiguous bony surfaces are either connected by broad flattened disks of fibrocartilage or united by interosseous ligaments are known as______________?

Correct answer: D. Amphiarthroses

  • A. Gomphosis
  • B. Enarthroses
  • C. Diarthroses
  • D. Amphiarthroses

Explanation

Amphiarthroses are slightly movable joints in which bones are joined by fibrocartilage, as in symphyses, or by strong interosseous ligaments. Gomphoses are tooth-socket joints, while diarthroses are freely movable synovial joints.

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