Fibrous joints exhibit synarthosis, or no movement. Which option below best describes this movement?

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Fibrous joints exhibit synarthosis, or no movement. Which option below best describes this movement?

Fibrous joints are held together by dense connective tissue and are typically immovable, a condition called synarthrosis. Because of this, these joints exhibit no movement. Skull sutures are a classic example in adults. Slight movement would relate to other joint types that allow some mobility, while diarthrotic joints allow free movement. So the movement described for fibrous joints is no movement.

Fibrous joints are held together by dense connective tissue and are typically immovable, a condition called synarthrosis. Because of this, these joints exhibit no movement. Skull sutures are a classic example in adults. Slight movement would relate to other joint types that allow some mobility, while diarthrotic joints allow free movement. So the movement described for fibrous joints is no movement.

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