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Joints (lat. articulatio) - movable joints of the bones of the skeleton, separated by a gap, covered with a synovial membrane and an articular bag. An intermittent, cavitary connection that allows articulating bones to move relative to each other with the help of muscles. The joints are located in the skeleton where distinct movements occur: flexion (lat. flexio) and extension (lat. extensio), abduction (lat. abductio) and adduction (lat. adductio), pronation (lat. pronatio) and supination (lat. . supinatio), rotation (lat. circumductio). As an integral organ, the joint takes an important part in the implementation of the supporting and motor functions. All joints are divided into simple, formed by two articular surfaces, and complex, consisting of several simple ones.