Types of Joints in Anatomy

Synarthroses = Allow very little or no movement Diarthroses = Allow various kinds of movement Plane or gliding joints = Permit a gliding motion between flat surfaces Biaxial joints = Can be ellipsoid or saddle joints

Sutures = Synarthroses Knee joint = Hinge joint Wrist joint = Ellipsoid joint Shoulder joint = Ball-and-socket joint

Allow movements on only one plane = Uniaxial hinge joints Allow rotation only around the axis = Uniaxial pivot joints Allow a wide range of movement: backwards, forwards, sideways and rotation = Multiaxial ball-and-socket joints Have articular surface of one bone concave and convex in different directions = Saddle joints

<p>Elbow joint = Hinge movement on one plane Ankle joint = Saddle movement with concave and convex surfaces Hip joint = Multiaxial movement: backwards, forwards, sideways, rotation Radius and ulna joint = Pivot movement for rotation around the axis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gliding motion between flat surfaces = Plane or gliding joints Rotation only around the axis = Pivot joints Wide range of movement: backwards, forwards, sideways and rotation = Ball-and-socket joints Hinge movement on only one plane = Hinge joints</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shoulder joint = Ball-and-socket joint Hip joint = Ball-and-socket joint Ankle joint = Not specified Wrist joint = Not specified</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synarthroses = Allow very little or no movement Diarthroses = Allow various kinds of movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sutures = Effectively weld the cranial bones into one rigid structure Vertebral symphisial joints = Permit very limited movement although together they add up to considerable flexibility over the whole vertebral column</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hinge joints = Knee, elbow, finger Pivot joints = Between radius and ulna</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ellipsoid joints = Wrist Saddle joints = Ankle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ball-and-socket joints = Hip, shoulder</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synarthroses = Allow very little or no movement Diarthroses = Allow various kinds of movement Uniaxial joints = Allow movements on only one plane Multiaxial joints = Allow a wide range of movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sutures in cranial bones = Effectively weld the cranial bones into one rigid structure Vertebral symphisial joints = Permit very limited movement although together they add up to considerable flexibility over the whole vertebral column Gomphoses = Allow very little or no movement Examples of diarthroses joints = Allow various kinds of movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hinge joints = Knee, elbow, finger Pivot joints = Between radius and ulna Ellipsoid joints = Wrist Saddle joints = Ankle</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ellipsoid joints = Wrist Saddle joints = Ankle Ball-and-socket joints = Hip, shoulder Plane or gliding joints = Articular processes of vertebrae</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ball-and-socket joints = Hip, shoulder Examples of synarthroses joints = Sutures in cranial bones, vertebral symphisial joints, gomphoses Types of uniaxial diarthroses = Hinge joints, pivot joints Diarthroses = Allow a wide range of movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rotation around the axis = Pivot joints Gliding motion between flat surfaces = Plane or gliding joints Backwards, forwards, sideways and rotation = Ball-and-socket joints Movements on only one plane = Hinge joints</p> Signup and view all the answers