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Joint between two bony surfaces linked by cartilage in the plane of body is called

A
Syndesmosis
B
Symphysis
C
Synchondrosis
D
Suture
High-Yield Explanation
Solid joints are connections between skeletal elements, where the adjacent surfaces are linked together either by fibrous connective tissue or by cartilage, usually fibrocartilage. Movements at these joints are more restricted than at synovial joints. Fibrous joints: Fibrous joints include sutures, gomphoses, and syndesmoses. ■ Sutures occur only in the skull where adjacent bones are linked by a thin layer of connective tissue, termed a sutural ligament. ■ Gomphoses occur only between the teeth and adjacent bone. In these joints, short collagen tissue fibers in the periodontal ligament run between the root of the tooth and the bony socket. ■ Syndesmoses are joints in which two adjacent bones are linked by a ligament. Examples are the ligamentum flavum, which connects adjacent vertebral laminae, and an interosseous membrane, which links, for example, the radius and ulna in the forearm. Cartilaginous joints:  Cartilaginous joints include synchondroses and symphyses. ■ Synchondroses occur where two ossification centers in a developing bone remain separated by a layer of cartilage, for example, the growth plate that occurs between the head and shaft of developing long bones. These joints allow bone growth and eventually become completely ossified. ■ Symphyses occur where two separate bones are interconnected by cartilage. Most of these types of joints occur in the midline and include the pubic symphysis between the two pelvic bones, and intervertebral discs between adjacent vertebrae.

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