Synovial Joint Structure

All of the following are hinge joints EXCEPT:

• knee (tibia/femur)

• elbow (humerus/ulna)

• between the phalanges

• wrist (radius/carpals)

• hip (coxal/femur)

The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

• Slightly movable joint

• Ball and socket joint

• hinge joint

• Gliding joint

Where is a ball and socket joint located ?

• shoulder (glenohumeral)

• atlantoaxial (C1/C2)

• elbow (humeroulnar)

• wrist (radiocarpal)

• shoulder

  (acromio-clavicular)

This type of joint allows the your first vertebra to rotate or spin as in shaking your head no....

• condyloid

• gliding

• pivot

• saddle

Joints between neighboring carpals and joints between neighboring tarsals are examples of this type of joint:

• condyloid

• gliding

• hinge

• saddle

What is the role of the fibrous capsule?

• Lubricates the moving parts within the joint

• produces the synovial fluid

• Holds joint together

• cushions the bone ends in the joint

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bone

synovial cavity

articular cartilage

synovial membrane

periosteum

fibrous capsule

Identify the type of synovial joint represented here. Watch the animation carefully.

• hinge

• condyloid

• gliding

• saddle

• ball & socket

Identify the type of synovial joint represented here.

• hinge

• condyloid

• gliding

• saddle

• ball & socket

Identify the type of synovial joint represented here. Notice the shape of the articulating bones.

• hinge

• condyloid

• gliding

• saddle

• ball & socket