answersLogoWhite

0

A ball and socket joint is a joint that can swivel in many directions. This is in comparison to a joint that can only go back and forth. The ball and socket joit allows your wrist to be able to bend in all different directions.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Is the hinge joint in the hand and wrist?

No, the Ball and socket joint is in the hand and wrist. An example of a hinge joint is the knee.


Name a ball and socket joint?

The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.


Identify 5 types of joints in the human body and give an exanple of each?

Ball and socket -Arm and shoulder Pivotal joint-neck and head Hinge joint-toes Gliding joints-between vertebrae Ellipsoid joint- radiocarpal joint Saddle joint- First Carpometacarpal


What type of synovial joint is the shoulder joint?

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


What are the main six joints in the human body?

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


What is the most freely movable joint in the body?

fingers


Where in the body is the ball and socket?

A human's shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint.


What kind of joint is a shoulder a example of?

ball and socket


Is the waist a ball and socket joint?

More specifically the hip is a ball-and-socket joint.


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.


Is your shoulder a pivot joint?

No. The shoulder is a ball and socket joint and not a pivot joint.


Can you name the joint at arm?

Ball and socket joint The arm movement is possible because of ball and socket joint.