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Body system

Joints

Articulationes

Function: Where bones meet: some are fixed (skull), some slightly movable, some freely movable (knee, shoulder).
Includes: Freely movable synovial joints contain cartilage and lubricating synovial fluid.¹

Drawing of the knee joint with its bones, cartilage and ligaments — The knee joint, one of the freely moving joints.Educational illustration (AI-generated) — not a medical image

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Conditions that affect it

Specialty

Imaged with

EndoscopyProcedure

Related to

Tissue engineeringMedical technology

References

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NCI SEER Training. Articulations. training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/skeletal/articulations.html
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