Types Of Joint

Question 1

Hinge joints (synovial joint)

Answer 1

Ankle, knee and elbow, fingers and toes

Question 2

Ball and socket joints (synovial joint)

Answer 2

Shoulder and hip

Question 3

Saddle joints (synovial joints)

Answer 3

-the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
-the sternoclavicular joint of the thorax
-the incudomalleolar joint of the middle ear
-the calcaneocuboid joint of the heel

Question 4

Pivot joints (synovial joint)

Answer 4

-Atlantoaxial joint between the first and second vertebrae
-proximal radioulna joint where the radius and ulna meet near the elbow

Question 5

Fibrous joints (fixed and immovable)

Answer 5

-Fibrous connective tissue that connects 2 bones
-Lack a joint cavity
-syndesmosis between the tibia and fibular
-cranial sutures between bones of the skull

Question 6

Cartilaginous joints

Answer 6

Attached by hyaline or fibrous cartilage
-intervertebral discs
-pubic symphysis

Question 7

Synovial joints

Answer 7

Freely moveable