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joined by cartilage, reinforced with ligaments
eg: hyaline (synchondrosis), fibrocartilage (symphysis) |
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DFCT, either regular or irregular
eg: sutures, syndesmosis, gomphosis, interosseous membrane |
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| fibrous capsule, lined with synovial membrane (aerolar ct with elastic fibers and adipose) |
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| made of DRFCT and usually attach from bone to bone to reinforce the joint and to maintain proper alignment of the articulating bones during movement |
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| areolar CT with elastic fibers and adipose; lines the fibrous capsule of synovial joints, lines tendon sheaths and bursae |
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| a fibrous sac that is lined with synovial membrane |
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| a synovial-lined fibrous enclosure for tendons |
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| sheet of DIFCT that covers the muscle and/or tendons. |
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| a ligamentous structure that secures the position of tendons crossing a joint or reinforces the capsule of a joint |
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| viscous lubricating fluid within cavity; reduces friction, absorbs shock, supply oxygen and nutrients and removes co2 and metabollic waste, contains phagocytes |
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