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A&P CH 8- Joints

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plane joints (gliding)

flat articular surfaces; allow only slipping or gliding movements

pivot joints (synovial)

-permit movement of one bone articulating with a ring or notch of another bone
Ex: the head of the radius which articulates with the radial notch of the ulnar
-Motion limited to rotation

Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee) that permits motion in only one plane;
corresponding concavity in another bone

ball and socket joint

Consists of a ball at the end of one bone and a socket in an adjacent bone.

ellipsoid joint

Modified ball-and-socket. Biaxial. Example: Atlantooccipital joint.

type of joint found at the base of each thumb; allows grasping and rotation

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