Symphysis
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Symphysis | |
---|---|
Diagrammatic section of a symphysis.
|
|
Details | |
Latin | Symphysis |
Identifiers | |
Dorlands /Elsevier |
s_31/12776046 |
TA | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 744: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
TH | {{#property:P1694}} |
TE | {{#property:P1693}} |
FMA | {{#property:P1402}} |
Anatomical terminology
[[[d:Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|edit on Wikidata]]]
|
A symphysis 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 joint.
- A growing together of parts or structures
Unlike synchondroses, symphyses are permanent.[1]
Examples
The more prominent symphyses are:
- the pubic symphysis
- the symphyses between the bones of the skull, a common misperception about the mandible is that the (symphysis menti) (chin) is a symphyseal joint. This is a misnomer as the two halves of the mandible formed from the mandibular arch mesoderm are fused early in life and ossify to form one single bone
- sacrococcygeal symphysis
- intervertebral disc between two vertebrae
- in the sternum, between the manubrium and body
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references>
tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />
, or <references group="..." />
External links
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.