Question

What is the difference between a fixed, hinge, gliding, and ball-and-socket joint?

Answer 1

• A fixed joint is like the sutures of the skull. The joints hardly move.
• The hinge joint is those that have 90 degrees freedom of movement such as the elbow joint.
• Gliding joint occurs where one bone glides over the other's flat or nearly flat articular surfaces. Examples are those of the ankles.
• The ball-and-socket joint allows for 180-degree freedom of movement. An example is the joint at the hip bone.