A) pivot joint
B) hinge joint
C) gliding joint
D) ball and socket joint
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
| [B] In hinge joint, the convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another bone. eg, knee, elbow and interphalangeal joints. Pivot joint, one bone is fixed and second articulated, eg, atlas and axial of skull rotate with axis vertebra. Gliding joints primarily permit side-by-side and back-and-forth gliding movements, eg, inter carpal joints and inter tarsal joints. In ball and socket joint, ball of one bone articulates in socket of another bone, eg, head of hymerus and glenoid cavity of pectoral girdle. |
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