A pivotal joint is a joint in the skeletal system that allows rotary movement, which is why it is also referred to as a rotary joint.
The joint between the leg and hip is a ball and socket joint not a pivotal joint.
pivotal
The space between skull and first vertebrae would have a pivotal joint.
The knee is not a fixed joint it is a pivotal hinge joint; they are completely different a fixed joint barely moves where as a pivotal hinge joint moves in four directions.
pivotal hinge joint that allows flexion, extension as well as slight medial and lateral movement.
pivotal hinge joint or synovial diarthrodial biaxial joint
The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus joint (a pivotal hinge joint).
The anatomical pivotal joints are used to provide aid in your pivoting. Hope this helps.
Gliding joint Ball and socket joint Pivotal joint Hinge joint
The skull to the first vertebra
Synovial pivotal hinge
The skull to the first vertebra