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In anatomy, fibrous joints are joints connected by fibrous tissue, consisting mainly of collagen.
These are fixed joints where bones are united by a layer of white fibrous tissue of varying thickness.
In the skull the joints between the bones are called sutures.
Such immovable joints are also referred to as synarthroses.
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Names
- Latin
- Juncturae fibrosae
- English
- Fibrous joints
- French
- Articulations fibreuses
- Spanish
- Articulaciones fibrosas
- Portuguese
- Articulações fibrosas