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Functional Classification of Joints
Types of Synovial Joints.jpg
Image of a skeleton and skematics of the different classes of synovial joints.
Image of a skeleton and schematics of the different classes of synovial joints.Terms include pivot joint (between C1 and C2 vertebrae), ball and socket joint (hip joint), hinge joint (elbow), condyloid joint (between radius and carpal bones of wrist), plane joint (between tarsal bones), saddle joint (between trapezium carpal bone and first metacarpal bone).
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