Joint types

Question 1

Plane or gliding joint

Answer 1

Have flat or slightly curved surfaces, slightly slide across each other. e.g. intercarpal and intertarsal.
Monoaxial

Question 2

Hinge joint

Answer 2

Angular motion. (like opening/closing door)

e.g. elbow, knee, ankle. Monoaxial

Question 3

Pivot joint

Answer 3

Rotation. e.g. proximal radio-ulnar. monoaxial

Question 4

condylar joint

Answer 4

Oval articular nestled into opposing surface. e.g. radiocarpal. Biaxial

Question 5

Saddle joint

Answer 5

Concave and convex sides that fit into each other. e.g. First carpometacarpal joint. Biaxial

Question 6

Ball-and-socket joint

Answer 6

Round head of one bone rests in cup shaped depression of another. e.g. shoulder and hip. Multiaxial