joints of the skeleton names with example
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Types of freely movable joints
There are six types of freely movable diarthrosis (synovial) joints:
Ball and socket joint. Permitting movement in all directions, the ball and socket joint features the rounded head of one bone sitting in the cup of another bone. Examples include your shoulder joint and your hip joint.
Hinge joint. The hinge joint is like a door, opening and closing in one direction, along one plane. Examples include your elbow joint and your knee joint.
Condyloid joint. The condyloid joint allows movement, but no rotation. Examples include your finger joints and your jaw.
Pivot joint. The pivot joint, also called the rotary joint or trochoid joint, is characterized by one bone that can swivel in a ring formed from a second bone. Examples are the joints between your ulna and radius bones that rotate your forearm, and the joint between the first and second vertebrae in your neck.
Gliding joint. The gliding joint is also called the plane join. Although it only permits limited movement, it’s characterized by smooth surfaces that can slip over one another. An example is the joint in your wrist.
Saddle joint. Although the saddle joint does not allow rotation, it does enable movement back and forth and side to side. An example is the joint at the base of your thumb.
Takeaway
The adult human skeletal system has a complex architecture that includes 206 named bones connected by cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and three types of joints:
synarthroses (immovable)
amphiarthroses (slightly movable)
diarthroses (freely movable)
Although the actual number of joints in any one person depends on a number of variables, the estimated number is between 250 and 350.
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Medically reviewed by William Morrison, MD on May 17, 2019 — Written by Scott Frothingham
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