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What are the different kinds of joints?
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Ooh I know! (Raising: hand)... Couple different ways to classify them: fibrous, cartilaginous & synovial OR ball-&-socket, hinge, pivot, ellipsoidial & saddle type.
Answered 12/16/2014
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