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Fibrous Joints

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A fibrous joint connects bones directly with dense connective tissue and allows little or no movement between them.

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The sutures joining an adult skull's plates are fibrous joints that permit essentially no motion.

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Fibrous joints are immobile in adults, but an infant's skull sutures stay flexible enough to allow passage through birth.