Synovial Joints
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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
