Functional: Synovial
Structure: Cartilaginous
Structure: Fibrous
Structure: Synovial
Functional: Fibrous and Cartilaginous
Allows free movement.
Connected by hyaline cartilage and have no joint cavity.
Provide little to no movement.
Connected by dense connective tissue and have no joint cavity. Allow very little movement.
Has a synovial, fluid filled cavity that surrounds the articulating bones. Allow for a wide range of movement. (uniaxial, biaxial, and multiaxial.)
Condyloid
Ball and Socket
Plane
Hinge
Saddle
Pivot
biaxial, all motion expect no significant rotation
uniaxial, allows increase and decrease in an angle
biaxial, allows all motion except rotation
multiaxial, allows motion in all directions
uniaxial, allows rotation around an axis
multiaxial, gliding in all directions
Ball and Socket
Plane
Condyloid
Pivot
Hinge
Saddle
Pivot
Condyloid
Saddle
Ball and Socket
Hinge
Plane
Thumb
Hip
joint between skull and C1
Wrist
Knee
joint between clavicle and scapula