Question

what mean by ball and socket joint?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ball-and-socket joint, also called spheroidal joint, in vertebrate anatomy, a joint in which the rounded surface of a bone moves within a depression on another bone, allowing greater freedom of movement than any other kind of joint.

Example: Hip joint, Shoulder joint. Hip Joint

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Answer 2

Answer:

1. A joint in which a ball moves within a socket so as to allow rotary motion in every direction within certain limits.

2. An articulation (such as the hip joint) in which the rounded head of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity of the other and admits movement in any direction.

3. The ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint in which one bone is hooked into the hollow space of another bone.

4. This type of joint helps in rotatory movement.

5. An example ball and socket joint are the shoulders.

6. It enables the bone to move in many places.