SYNOVIAL JOINTS

BALL AND SOCKET JOINT

Movements -

flexion and extension , internal and external rotation , adduction and abduction

Examples - Knee joint , shoulder joint

Only polyaxial joints in the body

SYNOVIAL JOINTS

BALL AND SOCKET

HINGE JOINT

HINGE JOINT

UNIAXIAL- ALONG FRONTAL AXIS

MOVEMENTS - FLEXION AND EXTENSION

EXAMPLES - KNEE AND ELBOW JOINTS

PIVOIT JOINT

PIVOT JOINT

UNIAXIAL

MOVEMENTS - ROTATION

CONDYLAR OR ELLIPSOID JOINT

EXAMPLES - ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT

CONDYLAR OR ELLIPSOID JOINT

BIAXIAL

MOVEMENTS- FLEXION AND EXTENSION , ULNAR AND RADIAL DEVIATION , CIRCUMDUCTION

EXAMPLES - WRIST JOINT

SADDLE JOINT

SADDLE JOINT

BIAXIAL

MOVEMENTS - ADDUCTION , ABDUCTION , FLEXION EXTENSION AND CIRCUMDUCTION

EXAMPLE - CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT OF THUMB

PLANE OR GLIDING JOINT

PLANE OR GLIDING JOINT

SHOWS MOVEMENT ONLY IN PLANE NOT ALONG ANY AXIS

EXAMPLE - ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT