Four Types of Joints
Joint: a place where 2 or more
bones come together
•Ball and Socket
•Hinge
•Pivot
•Gliding
Ball and Socket
•Rotates in almost
all directions
Can you name some examples?
Hip and Shoulder
Hinge Joint
Allows for
forward and
backward
movement
•
Can you name some examples?
Elbow, knee and fingers
Pivot Joint
•Complete side to
side motion
Can you name some
examples?
Neck and forearm
Gliding Joints
•One bone
slides over the
other
•Bending and
flexing
Can you name
some examples?
Wrist, ankle, spine
Ball & Socket
Pivot
Gliding
Hinge
Ball & Socket
Hinge
Gliding
Hinge
Pivot
Hinge