The Role Of Joints In Your Body
Joints contain a variety of fibrous connective tissue. Ligaments connect the bones to each other. Tendons connect muscle to bone. Cartilage covers the ends of bones and provides cushioning. Immovable and Slightly Movable Joints Fixed joints have no joint cavity, but the bones are connected by fibrous tissue (mostly collagen). These include the bones of the skull, which are connected flexibly in the infant but later fuse together in suture joints and eventually ossify (turn to bone)....