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ARTICULATIONS IN THE HUMAN BODY

Type of Advantages/
Body Part Movement Bones involved
joint Disadvantages

hinge Flexion extension Humerus, very stable in plane of

Elbow radius, ulna movement but limited
mobility
Pivot Uniaxial rotation of Occipital It is highly stable but less
the bone that would Cervical Spine mobile as it happens to move
Shaking head
happen around its in one plane only
“no”
own axis

Condyloid Angular motions in Phalanges There is a balance in stability

joint oval biaxial joints and also mobility as it is
Knuckle of
Ellipsoidal moving in two planes.
finger
Joint Extension and
Flexion
Saddle -Extension, Flexion Carpometacarpal There is lots of range of
Lower thumb joints -Adduction, motion, but it can be
knuckle Abduction unstable.
-slight rotation
Shoulder Ball and -Extension, Flexion Clavicle, It has a shallow socket that
 socket -Adduction, Humerus, Scapula gives it a great range of
Abduction motion, but the disadvantage
-Rotation is that it takes away some of
-Circumduction the stability.
Hinge Flexion, Extension Femur, Tibia, It is very stable in the plane
Knee Patella, and Fibula of movement
It is very limited in mobility

Wrist (moving Pivot Pronation and Ulna and Radius It has only one movement
left to right) Supination It is very stable.