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37 6 classes of synovial joints - Coggle Diagram
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6 classes of synovial joints
saddle joint
both bones have articular surface
shaped like a saddle
-one concave
-the other convex
biaxial joints
trapeziometacarpal (opposable thumb)
sternoclavicular joint
Hinge joint
-one bone with convex surface fits into
-a concave depression of another
uniaxial joints
-move freely in 1 plane
elbow
knee
interphalangeal
Plane joint
flat articular surfaces
bones slide over each other
usually biaxial
betw carpal bones of wrist
betw tarsal bones of ankle
betw articular processes of vertebrae
Ball & socket joint
the only multiaxial joints in the body
Shoulder joint
hip joint
smooth hemispherical head fits
within a cup like socket
Ellipsoid joint
biaxial joints
radiocarpal joints
metacarpophalangeal joints
-oval convex surface of one bone fits into
-a complementary-shaped depression on the other
pivot joint
uniaxial
atlantoaxial joint ( C1 & C2)
radioulnar joint @ elbow
a bone spins on its longitudinal axis