Synovial Joints

Plane joint

allows gliding movement nonaxial and limited due to supporting ligaments wrist, between tarsals

saddle joints

biaxial found at junction between the thumb metacarpus and the trapezium bone of the wrist

condylar joints

biaxial convex surface of one bone articulates in a concave depression of another bone

ball and socket joint

multiaxial where a spherical head of one bone fits into a cup shaped fossa of another bone joint between humerus and scapula

hinge joint

uniaxial located in elbows, fingers, and toes

pivot joint

uniaxial permits one bone to rotate around another