A nurse recalls the elbow joint is an example of a(n):
A) Amphiarthrosis
B) Diarthrosis
C) Synarthrosis
D) Symphysis

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The elbow joint is an example of a diarthrosis joint.
The elbow joint is freely moveable and is an example of a diarthrosis joint; amphiarthrosis joints are only slightly moveable.
The elbow joint is freely moveable and is an example of a diarthrosis joint; synarthrosis joints are immoveable.
The elbow joint is freely moveable and is an example of a diarthrosis joint; a symphysis is a cartilaginous joint in which bones are united by a pad or disk of fibrocartilage.

A Nurse Recalls the Elbow Joint Is an Example of A(n)