Synovial Joint's

Synovial Joint's

Gliding plane Joints
1. No angular or rotational movement
2. bony surfaces slide over each other
3. Examples
  1. Tarsus of the foot
  2. Carpus of the Hand
Ball & Socket
1. always involves a long bone
2. 3 or more directions
3. examples
  1. Hip joint
  2. Shoulder joint
Saddle Joints
1. articulating surfaces of the bones are reciprocally saddle-shaped
2. Carpometacarpal
3. Example
  1. Thumb
Hinge Joints
1. Allows angular movement
2. One plane only
3. Examples
  1. Elbow joint
  2. Knee
Pivot Joint
1. Examples
  1. radial ulna joint
2. moves round a central axis,
3. Allows rotational movement
Condyloid (ellipsoid) Joint
1. ovoid head fits into an elliptical cavity
2. Allows movement in two different planes
3. Cannot be rotated
4. Examples
  1. Knee Joint
  2. Inter Phalangael
  3. wrist joint

Resource summary

	Created by denbighb about 11 years ago