Researchers found evidence that the joints evolved as the species became active predators with jaws and mobile skeletons.

While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

The researchers also studied fossils of extinct fishes dating back almost 400 million years and saw evidence that some of the oldest jawed fishes had bones with joint cavities for articulated ...

Explores the anatomy and functions of human joints, categorizing them into three main types: fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial. It details the characteristics and subtypes of each joint type ...

Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and ...

Tendons surrounding the finger and toe joints control the movement of the digits. A sheath, called the synovial membrane, surrounds the tendons. If the synovial membrane becomes inflamed ...

A joint is a place where two or more bones meet and is also called an articulation. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and techniques during ...