Ball-and-socket+joint
71ball joint — A flexible joint using a ball and socket type of construction, used in steering linkage setups, steering knuckle pivot supports, etc. Their flexibility helps to compensate for the changes in the wheel and steering when turning or hitting a bump… …
72hip joint — noun the ball and socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum • Syn: ↑hip, ↑coxa, ↑articulatio coxae • Hypernyms: ↑ball and socket joint, ↑spheroid joint, ↑cotyloid joint, ↑enarthrodial joint, ↑ …
73Shoulder joint — The flexible ball and socket joint formed by the junction of the humerus and the scapula. This joint is cushioned by cartilage that covers the face of the glenoid socket and head of the humerus. The joint is stabilized by a ring of fibrous… …
74Synovial joint — Typical Joint A Synovial joint, also known as a diarthrosis, is the most common and most movable type of joint in the body of a mammal. As with most other joints, synovial joints achieve movement at the point of contact of the articulating bones …
75Condyloid joint — 1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint; …
76hip joint — n the ball and socket joint comprising the articulation between the femur and the hip bone * * * the ball and socket joint (see enarthrosis) between the head of the femur and the acetabulum (socket) of the ilium (see hip bone). It is a common… …
77shoulder joint — noun a ball and socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula • Syn: ↑shoulder, ↑articulatio humeri • Derivationally related forms: ↑shoulder (for: ↑shoulder) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
78Glenohumeral joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = Glenohumeral joint Latin = articulatio humeri GraySubject = 82 GrayPage = 315 Caption = The right shoulder and Glenohumeral joint System = Precursor = MeshName = Glenohumeral+Joint MeshNumber = A02.835.583.748 DorlandsPre …
79hip socket — noun the socket part of the ball and socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone • Hypernyms: ↑socket • Part Holonyms: ↑joint, ↑articulation, ↑articulatio …
80Hinge joint — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 70 GrayPage = 285 Caption = 1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint; Caption2 = Metacarpophalangeal articulation and… …
