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Cartilaginous joints are connected entirely by cartilage (fibrocartilage or hyaline).
Cartilaginous joints allow more movement between bones than a fibrous joint but less than the highly mobile synovial joint.
Cartilaginous joints also forms the growth regions of immature long bones and the intervertebral discs of the spinal column.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Juncturae cartilagineae
- English
- Cartilaginous joints
- French
- Articulation cartilagineuse
- Spanish
- Articulaciones cartilaginosas
- Portuguese
- Articulações cartilaginosas