NEETZoologyLocomotion and Movement
Type of joint allows for limited movement?
Options
- AFibrous joint
- BCartilaginous joint
- CSynovial joint
- DNone of the above
Correct answer
B. Cartilaginous 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..The flat skull bones fuse end-to-end with the help of dense fibrous connective tissues in the form of sutures, to form the cranium, this type of joint is called fibrous joint. Cartilaginous joints allow for limited movement. The joint between the adjacent vertebrae in the vertebral column is an example of thi