Name: Senses in Our Body and Their Functions
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 3 min 18 s
Description: Sense organs are the specialized organs composed of sensory neurons, which help us to perceive and respond to our surroundings.

Question

Write the four types of movable joints. Where are they found?

Accepted Answer

There are four types of movable joints in the body which are as follows:

1. Ball and socket joint: In this joint, the rounded end of one bone fits into the cavity of another bone. It allows movement in all directions. The joint between the shoulder and the upper arm & the joint between the thigh and hip is an example of a ball and socket joint.

2. Pivot Joint: This type of joint allows movements in many planes, up and down, side-to-side movements. The joint between the skull and the vertebral column is an example of pivot joint.

3. Hinge joint: These joints allow movement only in one direction. The joints in the elbow and knee are hinge joints.

4. Gliding joint: Certain bones slide on each other at the point where they meet or the joints, and this movement is very little to be felt. Gliding joint is present between the bones of the backbone and palm.

Write the four types of movable joints. Where are they found?

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