A patient is newly diagnosed with arthritis of the cervical vertebrae. The nurse realizes this patient has a disease process within the:
1. Cartilaginous joints.
2. Fibrous joints.
3. Synovial joints.
4. Spheroidal joints.
Cartilaginous joints.
Rationale: Cartilaginous joints are only slightly moveable and are located between the vertebrae. Fibrous joints occur where bones are joined together, such as the sutures of the skull. Synovial joints are between bones that do not come in contact with each other, such as the knee. Spheroidal joints are located in the hip and shoulder.
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