Ball and socket joint, also know as spheroid joint are types of joints where the part of the bone that articulates with the other bone has a spheroidal shape or ball shape that fits in the depression of the other bone, which means that they are a synovial enarthrosis joint. It has a wide range of movements because it can move in the transverse, vertical, and sagittal axes. An example of this joint is the shoulder, between the scapula and the humerus.
