NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGY IN HUMAN WELFARE

HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
examples of ball and socket joints are ____
A
hips and shoulders
B
toes and fingers
C
elbows and knees
D
the patella and the knee cap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The shoulder and wrist joint belong to the category of ball and socket joint. It 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ball and socket joint are present between humerus and pectoral girdle. These joints allows free movement of bone in all direction. e.g., shoulder jointds (humerus bone in socket of pectoral girdle) and hip joints femur bone in socket pelvic girdle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The shoulder and hip joints are both ball and socket joints. A ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint that allows movement in almost every direction. A ball and socket joint is made up of a round end of one bone that fits into a small cup-like area of another bone.

Detailed explanation-4: -The hip is a ball and socket joint composed of the head of the femur and the acetabulum of the pelvis.

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