| Name |
Info |
| synarthrosis |
immoveable, no movement |
| amphiarthrosis |
slightly moveable |
| Diarthrosis |
synovial joints, freely moveable |
| sutures |
parietal bones of the skull, hard palate |
| gomphoses |
teeth, styloid process in temporal bone |
| synchondroses |
epiphyseal plate |
| syndesmoses |
between shafts of distal ulna & radius, distal articulation tibia & fibula |
| symphysis |
symphysis pubis, IVD |
| Symphysis & IVD |
fibrocartilage |
| Hinge |
ginglymus |
| ginglymus |
knee, elbow, phalanges, TMJ |
| Pivot |
Trochoid |
| trochoid |
atlas & axis, proximal radioulnar |
| Gliding |
between carpals & tarsals, sternoclavicular and costovertebral joints |
| Saddle |
Sella, thumb |
| Ellipsoid |
condyloid |
| condyloid |
radiocarpal, atlanto-occipital |
| Ball & Socket |
spheroid |
| Spheroid |
hip & shoulder (greatest range of motion) |
| Fibrous |
sutures, gomphoses, syndesmoses |
| Cartilaginous |
synchondroses, symphysis |
| Ligamentous & Synovial Joints |
hinge, pivot, gliding, ellipsoid, saddle, and ball & socket |
| pivot |
C1 - C2 |
| acetabular labrum |
horseshoe shaped fibrocartilage in acetabulum |
| Iliofemoral |
AIIS to intertrochanteric line |
| Ischiofemoral |
ischium to greater trochanter |
| Deltoid |
strongest ligament |
| Lateral ligament |
most commonly injuried |
| Spring (plantar calcaneonavicular) |
maintains longitudinal arch |