Types of Joints

Immovable Joint

• synarthrosis

• amphiarthrosis

• diarthrosis

Which is an example of an amphiarthrotic joint?

• ribs

• teeth

• sutures of the skull

• the shoulder

Which joint is freely movable?

• amphiarthrotic

• diarthrotic

• synarthrotic

Which is an example of a pivot joint

• The thumb

• The ankle

• Radioulnar

• Shoulder

Which is an example of a gliding joint

• carpals of the wrist

• radioulnar

• The neck

• The elbow

Which is an example of a hinge joint

• The neck

• The knee

• The ankle

• The thumb

Which is an example of a condyloid/ellipsoidal joint

• The metocarpophalangeal joints (the knuckles)

• The carpometacarpal joint (the thumb)

• The carpals of the wrist

• The tarsals of the ankle

Which is a ball-and-socket joint

• The thumb

• The shoulder

• The elbow

• The radioulnar joint

The thumb is the only example of which joint

• ball-and-sockt

• saddle

• pivot

• condyloid/ellipsoidal

A hinge joint allows

• A wide range of movements

• Circumduction

• Rotation

• Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)