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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