ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

SKELETAL ANATOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The joint with a rounded end of bone fitting snug within another bone.
A
ball and socket joint
B
hinge joint
C
pivot joint
D
gliding joint
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A round end of one bone fits into the cavity of another bone in case of which joint: Q.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ball and socket joint is made by fitting the round end of one bone into the cavity of another bone.

Detailed explanation-3: -A ball and socket joint is an articulation between the rounded head of one bone (ball) and the concavity of another (socket). This type of joint is multiaxial: it permits flexion/extension, abduction/adduction, and rotation. The only two ball and socket joints of the body are the hips and the shoulder (glenohumeral).

Detailed explanation-4: -A condyle is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint – an articulation with another bone.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ball-and-socket joint (or spheroid joint) is a type of synovial joint in which the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone.

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