Ball + socket and hinge joints

• What are the 2 types of joints?

  Ball + socket joint

  Hinge joint
• What is a ball + socket joint?

  They can move away from the body, back towards the body and can also rotate. The range of motion makes them the most moveable joint in the body.
• What is a hinge joint?

  A hinge joint is a type of joint that allows movement in only one plane, like the elbow or knee joint.
• What is an example of a ball + socket joint?

  The shoulder + hip joint
• ball and socket joint

  shoulder, hip
• hinge joint

  elbow, knee, ankle
• movement at hinge joints

  flexion and extension
• movement at ball and socket joints

  extension, flexion, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction
• movement at ankle joints

  dorsiflexion and plantar flexion