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OCR: Inflamed Svnovium Bone swollen svnovium Synovial cavity Cartilage Bone Normal joint Rheumatoid arthritis A joint is the juncture where the ends of two or more bones meet. Cartilage (elastic tissue) cushions and protects the bones with the aid various joint fuids in the sunovial cavity, which lined and lubricated by thin membrane called the synovium In rheumatoia arthritis the synovium becomes swollen and inflamed The inflammation eventually destroys the cartilage scai tissue gradually replaces the damaged cartilage the joint becomes misshapen and rigid Svrovial iuncture fluias destrous scar aamaged