No, the Ball and socket joint is in the hand and wrist. An example of a hinge joint is the knee.
the joint which joins palm with hand is wrist and elbow is the hinge joint in middle of the hand.
Hinge
The ellipsoid joint in the wrist allows for movement in multiple directions, including flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction. This provides a wider range of motion compared to a simple hinge joint, allowing for more flexibility and dexterity in hand and wrist movements.
The bones of the hand are the carpals (wrist bones), metacarpals (bones under the palm), and phalanges (finger bones). Part of the wrist would include the radius if you consider the wrist part of the hand. The carpals, by name, are the trapezoid, scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, capitate, trapezium, and hamate. The three distinct phalanges are the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges.PhalangesCarpalMetacarpalsare the bones in your hands
None. Because the wrist is the joint of the arm and the hand.
The Hinge
The name of a hinge joint in the hand is the interphalangeal joint, found between the phalanges of the fingers. In the foot, the hinge joint is called the interphalangeal joint of the toes, connecting the phalanges.
There is (mainly, in terms of movement) a ball-and-socket joint in the shoulder; a hinge joint in the elbow; and various joints inside the wrist which work together at different bones.
The knee is both a hinge and pivot joint. The wrist is a condyloid joint. Although they are both joints in our body, the knee and wrist are different types of joints.
The five freely movable joints are, Ball & socket- Shoulder, hip hinge joint- Knee, elbow, fingers, toes, jaw gliding- wrist, ankle, vertebrae pivot- neck saddle- carpometacarpal of thumb there are actually 6 !!! there is the condyloid joint as well which is found in the wrist
the wrist
A hinge point opens or closes in one angle direction only. A pivot joint could angle in several different directions.A hinge in your home can be found at the door. When a person opens or closes the door, that is the motion of a hinge. A hinge joint in the body is the same way. You find a hinge joint in the elbow, the knee, and the lower jaw.A pivot joint is found between the first two vertebrae in the neck and allows you to shake your head "no" or look to the left or right. Another pivot joint is found in the wrist. When you turn your hand up to to accept a coin, you are using a pivot joint.