Fibrous joint

Fibrous joint
Fibrous joints
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Identifiers
Latinarticulatio fibrosa, junctura fibrosa
TA98A03.0.00.004
TA21517
FMA7492
Anatomical terminology

In anatomy, fibrous joints are joints connected by fibrous tissue, consisting mainly of collagen. These are fixed joints where bones are united by a layer of white fibrous tissue of varying thickness. In the skull, the joints between the bones are called sutures. Such immovable joints are also referred to as synarthroses.