So here we have an example problem that asks which type of joint would be best suited to withstanding a great deal of mechanical stress, while also being compressible in order to absorb shock. And we've got these 4 potential answer options down below that include synchondroses, syndesmoses, symphyses, and gomphoses. And so, of course, recall from our previous lesson video that symphyses are going to contain fibrocartilage, and you can think that the "ph" noise phonetically can remind you of the "f" noise in fibrocartilage. And so, recall that the fibrocartilage is going to allow for a great deal of mechanical stress withstanding, while also being compressible in order to absorb shock. And so the correct answer to this problem is answer option C, symphyses.
Now synchondroses are going to be cartilaginous joints made of hyaline cartilage, but the hyaline cartilage does not allow for shock absorption like fibrocartilage does. And so, for that reason, we can eliminate answer option A. Now, syndesmoses and gomphoses are both types of fibrous joints that utilize fibrous connective tissue, mainly dense irregular connective tissue, which allows for a lot of strength. However, it does not have the shock absorbing properties that fibrocartilage has. And so for that reason, we could have eliminated answer options B and D.
And so again, option C, symphyses, is the correct answer to this example. I'll see you all in our next video.