A Cartilaginous joint is a joint in the skeletal system which is connected tightly by cartilage, an example of this would be the spinal column. There are two other types of joint also, a fibrouse joint that dosent allow any movement what so ever such as the cranium (scull) and they synovial joint which is the most common joint in the skeletal sytem.
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A cartilaginous joint consists of bone connected by cartilage. A good example are ones connecting some of your ribs to the sternum. It is slightly moveable but doesn't have the range of movement like your knee joint. The knee joint is a synovial joint.
A cartilaginous joint is formed when the bones are connected by cartilage with the lack of a joint cavity. These joints are slightly movable. Examples include the spine and intervertebral discs.
Cartilaginous joints are ones that are connected only by cartilage, and not ligaments or tendons. An example of a cartilaginous joint would be the discs of the spinal cord.