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Types of Synovial Joint
Joint Type
Movement at joint
Examples
Structure
Hinge
Flexion/Extension
Elbow/Knee
Hinge joint
Pivot
Rotation of one bone around another
Top of the neck
(atlas and axis bones)
Pivot Joint
Ball and Socket
Flexion/Extension/Adduction/
Abduction/Internal & External Rotation
Shoulder/Hip
Ball and socket joint
Saddle
Flexion/Extension/Adduction/
Abduction/Circumduction
CMC joint of the thumb
Saddle joint
Condyloid
Flexion/Extension/Adduction/
Abduction/Circumduction
Wrist/MCP & MTP joints
Condyloid joint
Gliding
Gliding movements
Intercarpal joints
Gliding joint
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