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ARTICULATIONS OR JOINTS 



bodies of vertebrae in which the articulating osseous 

 surfaces are connected by a broad flattened disk of 

 fibrocartilage which is firmly attached to both bases 

 in the articulation. Syndesmosis, in this variety there 

 is slight motion and the bony surfaces are held in rela- 

 tion by an interosseous ligament. Example: inferior 

 tibiofibular articulation (between tibia and fibula). 



FIG. 53 



Temporomandibular articulation. (Gray.) 



Diarthrosis or Movable Joint. Under this variety 

 are included the greater number of the joints of the 

 body, characterized by their freedom of movement. 

 These joints are formed by the bringing together of 

 the articular surfaces of two bones, covered by hyaline 



