feamer head and neck
the ball-and-socket joint
Both joints are enarthrodial (ball and socket joints), but the hip is more stable than the shoulder. This is out of necessity because the hip must support the weight of the body, while the shoulder does not have to. The cup in the hip that the head of the femur sits in is deeper than that of the shoulder holding the head of the humerus. This means less movement for the hip, but more stability.
The shoulder socket is deeper than the hip socket because the shoulder joint sacrifices stability for mobility. This design allows for a greater range of motion at the expense of stability. In contrast, the hip joint is designed for weight-bearing and stability, so it has a shallower socket to provide better support for the body.
The pivot joint is the only joint that allows rotation. It consists of a rounded or pointed surface of one bone that fits into a ring or notch of another bone, allowing the bones to rotate around each other.
Shoulder or Hip
You have ball and socket type of joints, in the both shoulder and hip joints.
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint just like you shoulder!
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint just like you shoulder!
Ball and socket
Ball and socket A+
Both the hip and shoulder joints are referred to as ball and socket joints.
Balloon socket joint is not there in human body. You have ball and socket joint in your body. Shoulder joint and hip joint are the example of this type of joint.
hip joint and shoulder joint
Ball-and-Socket Joints. Smooth, hemispherical head fits within a cuplike socket. Only mutiaxial joints in the body are the shoulder joint - head of humerus into glenoid cavity of scapula and the hip joint - head of femur into acetabulum of hip bone.
hip joint and shoulder joint
Like shoulder joint, hip joint is also a ball and socket type of joint. It has adduction, abduction, flexion, extension, inward and out ward rotation and circumduction functions.