Sutures and gomphoses consist of dense connective tissue, and are immovable; therefore they can be classified as
A)cartilaginous synarthroses.
B)fibrous amphiarthroses.
C)synovial diarthroses.
D)cartilaginous amphiarthroses.
E)fibrous synarthroses.

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Sutures and gomphoses are both types of fibrous joints, which are categorized as synarthroses because they are immovable. Therefore, the best choice is E, fibrous synarthroses.

Sutures and Gomphoses Consist of Dense Connective Tissue, and Are