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The scapula is a bone, but the shoulder is an example of a ball and socket joint.

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In what areas of the human skeleton can one find a ball and socket joint?

Hips and shoulder. The ball and socket connect the femur to the pelvis and the humerus to the scapula and clavicle.


What kind of joint is the scapula and humerus?

ball and socket


What kind of joint is the shoulder?

The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint, where the rounded head of the humerus bone articulates with the shallow socket of the scapula. This joint allows for a wide range of motion in the shoulder.


The scapula articulates with this bone to form a ball and socket joint at the shoulder?

The scapula articulates with the humerus to form the ball and socket joint at the shoulder, known as the glenohumeral joint. This joint allows for a wide range of motion in the shoulder.


What type of synovial joint is the shoulder joint?

The joint in your shoulder is a Ball & Socket Joint.


What is the structural classification for glenohumerAL joint?

The glenohumeral joint is a ball-and socket joint that is formed between two bones, the humerus and the scapula. The humerus head, acting as the ball, fits into the end of the scapula known as the glenoid, the socket.


What type of synovial joint is between the scapula and the humerus?

The synovial joint between the scapula and the humerus is a ball-and-socket joint. This joint allows for a wide range of motion, including rotation and circumduction of the arm. It is known as the glenohumeral joint.


What bones form ball and socket joint?

In the superior extremity you have ball of humerus (Head) and socket (Glenoid cavity) of the scapula. In the inferior extremity, you have ball of femur (Head of femur) and socket ( Acetabulum) of hip bone.


Is the shoulder a ball-and-socket joint?

No; the elbow has a hinge joint, but does not have a ball and socket joint.


What type of joint does the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity?

The head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula to form a ball-and-socket joint known as the shoulder joint. This joint allows for a wide range of motion in the shoulder.


What joint are find in knees and shoulders?

The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint, in which the ball at the end of the humerus attaches to the socket in the scapula, while the knee is a plane joint, where the patella slides above the femur, tibia, and fibula.


What type of joint is the shoulder?

Shoulder and Hip Joints are both ball and socket joints.. :) :D xThe Shoulder joint is also called the glenohumeral joint ... and is the most freely movable joint in the human body.