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The interphalangeal joints in the fingers are synovial hinge joints. The thumb metacarpal is a saddle joint. The metacarpo-phalangeal joints are synovial ellipsoid joints.

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14y ago

The knuckle between the palm of your hand and your fingers is the metacarpalphalangeal joint, the other knuckles are the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints.

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The knuckle joints in the fingers are called interphalangeal joints. The knuckle joint between the bottom of the fingers and the palm of the hand is known as the metacarpophalangeal joint.

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hinge joint :)

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Ellipsoidal

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Pivot joint

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