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Condyloid joints |
Oval-shaped head of one bone moving within the elliptical cavity in another, permitting all movements except axial rotation. |
The wrist (between the radius and carpal bones) and at the base of the index finger. |
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Saddle joints |
Allow movements that can be shifted in several directions. |
Ankle and base of the thumb. |
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Gliding (arthrodial, plane) joints |
Bones slide against each other |
Found in the intravertebral joints and parts of the wrist and ankle bones |
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Pivot joint |
Consist of a bone pivoting or turning within a bony or cartilaginous ring. |
Found in the Atlas (first cervical vertebrae) and the head rotating on the axis (second cervical vertebrae) |
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Ball-and-socket (spheroidal) joints |
A rounded end of one bone that moves within a cup-shaped depression (the aceta belum) in the other bone allowing movement in every direction |
The hip and the shoulder |
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Hinge (ginglymus) joints |
Allow movement in only one plane, similar to the hinge of a door |
The elbow, knee, and the finger and toes joints between phalanges |
