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Assertion: Ball and socket joints are the most mobile joints. Reason: Synovial fluid is present here in synovial cavity such arrangement allows considerable movement.
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In this type of joint, the spherical head of one bone fits into the round socket of another bone. This arrangement allows for movement in multiple directions. Examples of ball and socket joints include the shoulder and hip joints. Show more…
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Watch this video (http://openstaxcollege.org 11 synjoints) to see an animation of synovial joints in action. Synovial joints are places where bones articulate with each other inside of a joint cavity. The different types of synovial joints are the ball-and-socket joint (shoulder joint), hinge joint (knee), pivot joint (atlantoaxial joint, between $\mathrm{C} 1$ and C2 vertebrae of the neck), condyloid joint (radiocarpal joint of the wrist), saddle joint (first carpometacarpal joint, between the trapezium carpal bone and the first metacarpal bone, at the base of the thumb), and plane joint (facet joints of vertebral column, between superior and inferior articular processes). Which type of synovial joint allows for the widest ranges of motion?
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