Joints

Synovial movement type

Particular capsule between two joined bones

Limit movement to prevent injury

Gliding joint

Move against each other on single plane

Hinge joint

Move on one axis

Flexing and extension

Pivot

Provide rotation

Condyloid joint

Allow circular motion, flexing, extension

Saddle joint

Allow flexion, extension, and other movement

No rotation

Ball-and-socket

Freely moving joint

Rotate any axis

Synovial joint

Gliding

Hinge

Pivot

Condyloid

Saddle

Ball-and-socket

Cartilagenous

Same movement

• synchondrosis

• Symphysis

Synchrondrosis

Immovable

Symphysis

Compressible fibrocartilaginous pad, connect two bones

Same movement

Fibrous

No movement

Thick connective tissue

• suture

• Gomphoses

• Syndesmoses

Suture

Connect bone of skull

Lock together with fibers of connective tissue

Gomphoses

Between teeth in mandible or maxilla

Syndesmoses

Ligament connect two bones

Little movement

shoulder joint

sternoclavicular

acromioclavicular

glenohumeral

elbow joint

ulnar

radial

annular

hip joint

ischiofemoral

iliofemoral

pubofemoral

knee joint

anterior cruciate ACL

posterior cruciate PLC

collateral MCL

patellar

medial / lateral meniscus

synovial joint structure

bone

articular cartilage

synovial membrane

articular capsule

synovial fluid