NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The ball and socket joints are a type of synovial joints, which permits multiaxial movement i.e., movement of bone about three axes. In ball and socket joint globe like head of one bone fits into cup like concavity of another bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -The glenohumeral joint, or shoulder joint, is a ball-and-socket type joint. The “ball” is the top, rounded part of the humerus, and the “socket” is the bowl-shaped part of the scapula, called the glenoid, into which the ball fits.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.