A nurse recalls the freely moveable joint is an example of which type of joint?
a. Amphiarthrosis
b. Diarthrosis
c. Synarthrosis
d. Symphysis
ANS: B
The elbow joint is freely moveable and is an example of a diarthrosis joint; amphiarthrosis joints are only slightly moveable. Synarthrosis joints are immoveable. A symphysis is a cartilaginous joint in which bones are united by a pad or disk of fibrocartilage.
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