ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOMPHOSIS
From New Latin, from Greek gomphoein to bolt together, from gomphos tooth, peg.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOMPHOSIS»
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gomphosis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gomphosis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Anatomy of the Human Body
There are four varieties of synarthrosis : sutur a , schindylesis, gomphosis, and
synchondrosis. Sutura. — Sutura is that form of articulation where the contiguous
margins of the bones are united by a thin layer of fibrous tissue; it is met with only
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Henry Gray, Charles Mayo Goss, 1959
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ...
observed in a former article. In A. synthelicus the sutures are a little coarser, and
in A. agilis a further increase is seen, but with but little gomphosis. In A. prams,
according to Leidy, there is a little gomphosis, but how rnuch is not ascertainable
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Understanding Human Anatomy Through Evolution - Second Edition
The bones merely border on each other, like two boards glued together in a butt
joint. The joint between the palatine processes of the maxillary bones in the
anterior roof of the oral cavity is an example. In a gomphosis, a cone-shaped peg
fits ...
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De Humani Corporis Fabrica:
In his book On Bones, in the straightforward presentation of bone joints for which
he gives himself a pat on the back in the first book of On Anatomical Procedures,
he teaches that suture, p' harmonia, and gomphosis are all subgroups of ...
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Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at ...
In A. pmvus, according to Leidy, there is alittle gomphosis, but how much is not
ascertainable from his figure and description. In Homorophus insuctus, a stouter
turtle, the gomphosis is very strong, especially in the longitudinal sutures, where
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American Philosophical Society, 1871
A gomphosis is a fibrous joint in which a round peg (the tooth) is held into a
socket (the aveolar socket with the gingiva). Gomphoses are represented by the
teeth held into the maxilla or the mandible. Another fibrous joint is the
syndesmosis.
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Krause's Essential Human Histology for Medical Students
Fibrous Joints VOCABULARY: suture, syndesmosis, gomphosis Fibrous joints
are formed by dense fibrous connective tissue and permit little or no movement.
Sutures are immovable fibrous joints found only in the skull. The gap between the
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Krause J. William, William J. Krause, 2005
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Tyldesley and Grieve's Muscles, Nerves and Movement in Human ...
A gomphosis is a specialised fibrous joint that fixes the teeth in the sockets of the
jaw (Figure 1.5c). (a) Suture ofskuH Enamel Pafletal Denflne bone Gum _ I
Periosteum ()cclpltal Bone Pefldonta Hgament Cementum Radioulnarjoint Figure
1.5 ...
Ian McMillan, Gail Carin-Levy, 2013
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Introduction to Physical Education and Sport Science
Gomphosis A gomphosis is ajoint in which a conical process fits into a socket and
is held in place by ligaments. An example is a tooth in its alveolus (socket), held
in place by the periodontal ligament (Figure 3—3). Amphiarthroses Slightly ...
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Coloring Guide to Human Anatomy
GOMPHOSIS. A second type of fibrous joint found in the skull is the gomphosis,
shown by the individual sockets in which the teeth are held in the alveolar
processes of the mandible and maxillae.
Alan Twietmeyer, Thomas McCracken, 2001
