Table 6-5 Types of Joints

Pivot

rotation -atlas and axis -radius and ulna

Diarthrosis (freely movable)

Ball and socket, hinge, condyloid, pivot, gliding, saddle

Symphysis

Disc of fibrous cartilage between bones -Between vertebrae -Between pubic bones

Amphiarthrosis (slightly movable)

Symphysis

Suture

fibrous connective tissue between bone surfaces -Between cranial bones -Between facial bones

Ball and Socket

movement in all planes -Scapula and humerus -Pelvic bone and femur

Hinge

movement in one plane -humerus and ulna -femur and tibia -between phalanges

Condyloid

movement in one plane with some lateral movement -temporal bone and mandible

Saddle

movement in several planes -Carpometacarpal of thumb

Gliding

side-to-side movement -between carpals -sacrum and ilium

Synarthrosis (immovable)

Suture