NEETZoologyLocomotion and Movement
What is the joint called which is commonly immovable or slightly movable?
Options
- AFibrous joint
- BCartilaginous joint
- CSynovial joint
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
A. Fibrous joint
Step-by-step solution
Joints are essential for all types of movements involving the bony parts of the body. Locomotory movements are no exception to this. Force generated by the muscles is used to carry out movement through joints. Fibrous joints are usually immovable or slightly movable .The human body consists of 206 bones in total. These bones are grouped into two main divisions - the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. The skull is composed of two sets of bones, cranial and facial, that total to 22 bones.Each vertebra has