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Human Anatomy and Physiology
Synovial joints are freely movable joints that?
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February 12, 2010 8:17PM
Synovial joints are freely movable joints that achieve movement at the point of contact of the articulating bones.
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What is the medical term meaning freely movable joint?

Ball and socket type of synovial joint especially shoulder
joint.
A freely movable joint is known as a diarthrotic joint.
but if your here foe A+ its synovial
Diarthroses
Freely movable joints are called Diarthroses joints.
Synarthroses are immovable joints. Amphiarthroses are slightly
movable joints.
movable joint
Asked in Human Anatomy and Physiology
What are the three major types of joints?

Classified by type of cartilage:
Fibrous joints-immovable such as sutures in the skull.
Cartilaginous- partially movable such as vertebrae.
Synovial- Freely movable such as knee and finger joints.
Classified by functional use:
synarthrosis - permits little or no mobility (mostly fibrous
joints as in the skull).
amphiarthrosis - permits slight mobility (mostly cartilaginous
joints as with vertebrae)
diarthrosis - freely movable (synovial joints used in body
movement)
Asked in Human Anatomy and Physiology
Are all synovial joints freely movable?

Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: There are three types of joints: fibrous,
cartilaginous, and synovial. Fibrous joints (seen in the skull's
sutures) are always synarthrotic (immovable). Cartilaginous joints
are both synarthrotic (seen in between the sternum and the first
ribs) and amphiarthrotic (slightly movable). The last type of
joint, synovial, comes in a variety of styles (saddle,
ball-in-socket, ect.) and is always diarthrotic (moveable)
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What are the types of synovial joints found in the body?

There are six types of synovial joints in the body. They are
also called freely movable joints. They consist of:
ball-and-socket, hinge, pivot, saddle, ellipsoidal, and
gliding.
The gliding joints (carpal bones) aka planar joints (move in a
plane). The ellipsoidal joints (metacarpals) aka condylar
joints.