Amalungu afumaneka ekudibaneni phakathi kwamathambo ahlukeneyo e umzimba womntu. Ngokuchasene nenkolelo edumileyo, ayizizo zonke ezivumela uluhlu olubanzi lokuhamba, njengamalungu omlenze.
Leyo yokakayi ayivumeli nayiphi na intshukumo phakathi kwamathambo, ngelixa kwezinye inqabile, njengakwi amalungu kulomqolo.
Uyazibuza ukuba amathambo amajoyina ahlala njani endaweni. Ewe, oku kuveliswa ngenxa yemisipha kunye nezinye iziqwengana zethambo ezibiziweyo iigaments.
Onke amalungu ahamba ngokukhululekileyo- njengeminwe, iinyonga, idolo, kunye nengqiniba- zibizwa amalungu e-synovial, Zonke zinikezela ngolwakhiwo olufanayo apho inwebu (inwebu yangaphakathi) igubungela ukudibana okuvelisa ulwelo oluthambisa intshukumo.
Ngokwenxalenye yabo, iziphelo zamathambo zigqunywe luthamba oluthambileyo lwe I-cartilage ekhethekileyo, esebenza ukunciphisa ukungqubana. Idibeneyo yonke ingaphakathi kwe-capsule ene-fibrous, eyinceda ukuba ihlale kwindawo.