Symphysis - Wikipedia
网页A symphysis (/ ˈsɪm.fɪ.sɪs /, pl.: symphyses[1]) is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones. It is a type of cartilaginous joint, specifically a secondary cartilaginous joint. A symphysis is an amphiarthrosis, a slightly movable …
Pubic Symphysis: What Is It, Function & Anatomy - Cleveland Clinic
网页The pubic symphysis joins your left and right pelvic bones to make one pelvis that’s strong enough to support your body but that’s able to stretch during childbirth. The joint connects each pelvic bone so that they are roughly mirror images of each other.
8.3B: Cartilaginous Joints: Symphyses - Medicine LibreTexts
网页2023年1月17日 · A symphysis, a type of secondary cartilaginous joint, is a fibrocartilaginous fusion between two bones. It is an amphiarthrosis (slightly movable) joint, and an area where two parts or structures grow together.
Symphysis Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
网页1. : an immovable or more or less movable articulation of various bones in the median plane of the body. 2. : an articulation in which the bony surfaces are connected by pads of …
Joint - Symphyses, Cartilage, Ligaments | Britannica
网页A symphysis (fibrocartilaginous joint) is a joint in which the body (physis) of one bone meets the body of another. All but two of the symphyses lie in the vertebral (spinal) column, and all but one contain fibrocartilage as a constituent tissue.
Symphysis - Vocab, Definition, and Must Know Facts - Fiveable
网页A symphysis is a type of cartilaginous joint where bones are joined by fibrocartilage, providing strength and flexibility. It allows for slight mobility and acts as a shock absorber in areas subjected to compression stress.
Symphysis | anatomy | Britannica
网页A symphysis (fibrocartilaginous joint) is a joint in which the body (physis) of one bone meets the body of another. All but two of the symphyses lie in the vertebral (spinal) column, and all but one contain fibrocartilage as a constituent tissue.
9.3: Cartilaginous Joints - Medicine LibreTexts
网页2022年5月13日 · A symphysis is where the bones are joined by fibrocartilage and the gap between the bones may be narrow or wide. A narrow symphysis is found at the manubriosternal joint and at the pubic symphysis. A wide symphysis is the intervertebral symphysis in which the bodies of adjacent vertebrae are united by an intervertebral disc.
9.3 Cartilaginous Joints - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - OpenStax
网页A synchondrosis (“joined by cartilage”) is a cartilaginous joint where bones are joined together by hyaline cartilage, or where bone is united to hyaline cartilage. A synchondrosis may be temporary or permanent. A temporary synchondrosis is the epiphyseal plate (growth plate) of a growing long bone.
9.3 Cartilaginous Joints – Anatomy & Physiology
网页A cartilaginous joint where the bones are joined by fibrocartilage is called a symphysis (“growing together”). Fibrocartilage contains numerous bundles of thick collagen fibers, thus giving it a much greater ability to resist pulling and bending forces when compared with hyaline cartilage.