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___ are joints in the body where bones are joined together but where very little or no movement occurs.


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Movable joints

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Inmovable joints

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Hinge joints

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Socket joints

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Solution

The correct option is B

Inmovable joints


An immovable are joints in the body where bones are joined together but where very little or no movement occurs. An immovable joint connects the ends of the bones by a tough fibrous tissue. Examples of immovable joints are sutures found between the bones of the skull, syndesmosis between long bones of the body, and gomphosis between the root of a tooth and the sockets in the maxilla or mandible. The ball and socket joint (or spheroid joint) is a type of synovial joint in which the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone.example the shoulder and hip joints. A hinge joint is a common class of synovial joint that includes the ankle, elbow, and knee joints. Hinge joints are formed between two or more bones where the bones can only move along one axis to flex or extend.


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