ARTICULATIONS

Articulations of the humerus

Glenohumeral joint (with scapula) elbow (with radius and ulna).

Articulations of the femur

Hip joint (with acetabulum) knee joint (with tibia and patella).

Articulations between vertebrae

Intervertebral discs (cartilaginous) and facet joints (synovial).

Articulations of radius

ulna, tibia, fibula | Radius-ulna: proximal/distal radioulnar joints; tibia-fibula: proximal/distal tibiofibular joints.

Synarthroses

Immovable joints; sutures in skull (fibrous).

Amphiarthroses

Slightly movable joints; pubic symphysis (cartilaginous).

Diarthroses

Freely movable joints; synovial type (knee, shoulder).

Types of diarthrotic joints

Ball-and-socket hinge, pivot, saddle, plane, condyloid.

Articulations of the vertebral column

Between vertebral bodies (cartilaginous) and articular processes (synovial).

Movement at each major joint

Shoulder—rotation flexion, extension; Elbow—hinge; Hip—ball and socket; Knee—hinge.

Movements of diarthroses

Flexion extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction, pronation, supination, inversion, eversion.