Joints

Types and Examples

What is a Joint?• Any place where two or more bones meet• Classified as immovable or movable

Immovable Joints

- Located in the skull (picture) and ribs

- This joint doesn’t move

- When the bones fuse together it is called a suture

Ball and Socket

• The ball and socket

joint allow you to move at a 360° rotation. (Hip and Shoulder)

• This joint allows for the most range of motion

Pivot Joint

• This allows one joint to rotate around another

• Picture a basketball player that pivots on one foot so not to travel

• Located in forearm and neck

Hinge Joint

• Knee, elbow, and fingers

• Move in only 1 direction

• Open and shut like a door

• Elbow

Gliding Joint

• This joint allows one bone to slide over another

• Located in between your vertebrae and your wrists and ankles

Man-made Examples

• Hinge

• Pivot

• Ball and Socket

• Gliding

Immovable

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