Articular means relating to the areas where bones move in relation to one another.
The femur, tibia and patella articulate to form the knee joint, which is surrounded by a capsule that is lined with synovial tissue that lubricates the articular cartilage covering the exposed ends of the bones.
Moving joints
Not all joints are moving joints. Where skull bones join, for example, they do not have the same features as synovial joints where there is a capsule a lubricating lining and slippery cartilage coverings..
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