A fibrous joint that is a peg-in-socket is called a ________ joint

A) suture
B) gomphosis
C) syndesmosis
D) synostosis


B
Explanation:
A) A suture joint is a fibrous joint that occurs in the skull.
C) A syndesmosis joint is a fibrous joint that occurs between the parallel bones of the forearm and leg.
D) A synostosis is not a fibrous joint.

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