Types of synovial joints: want to learn more about it?
Our engaging videos, interactive quizzes, in-depth articles and HD atlas are here to get you top results faster.
What do you prefer to learn with?
“I would honestly say that Kenhub cut my study time in half.”
–
Read more.
Kim Bengochea, Regis University, Denver
Types of synovial joints
Watch videos
Take a quiz
:format(jpeg)/images/container/terminology/Terminology.png)
Browse atlas
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/ellipsoid-joint/Em2W5Xz4fM597Hlb4A1g_Ellipsoid_Joint.png "Ellipsoid Joint (Articulatio ellipsoidea)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/saddle-joint/LU1bEcSp909Z0dQzfxdzg_Saddle_Joint.png "Saddle Joint (Articulatio sellaris)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/pivot-joint/6zYt0TJNvnk4Svr8eQjGTw_Pivot_Joint.png "Pivot Joint (Articulatio trochoidea)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/hinge-joint/WF92kIRQyj3qzC0MBfHM9Q_Hinge_joint.png "Hinge Joint (Ginglymus)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/gliding-joint/0l7RDXDr4OUdRaVojCsoQ_Gliding_Joint.png "Gliding Joint (Articulatio plana)"){kind=logo}
:watermark(/images/watermark_only.png,0,0,0):watermark(/images/logo_url.png,-10,-10,0):format(jpeg)/images/anatomy_term/ball-and-socket-joint/r230ndsudSfv3l0exLPkog_Ball_and_Socket_Joint.png "Ball and Socket Joint (Articulatio spheroidea)"){kind=logo}
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/arthrology/8n1zuKWtdvLwVIX2e81Uw_yQrTxFyReHjoRhpiryA_Shoulder_joint_2.png)
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/how-many-bones-can-you-find-in-the-human-body/TK5S8dkGObUPmFLsdHnA_YuR6es3Xp31OD5B974ChPQ_Squamous_suture_01.png)
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/midcarpal-joint/0piMrAeOZMdDRJqe27IKQ_X3TgXhTZ0jBqPfauwWudA_Wrist_1.png)
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/joints-and-ligaments-of-the-foot/kH16Eu1gKlYvQmh5Rg5iw_FSxD6xbMGeEAjHoFkRzaRQ_Ankle_01.png)
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/the-knee-joint/1JUaNZXUSoyZ2cuaV7lw_Knee_joint.png)
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/hip-joint/sf07FFb3wtJRKxS9CvXBw_hip_joint_large_QUQLAKzGN0w5ndO8pmxYmA.png)
:format(jpeg)/images/article/en/types-of-movements-in-the-human-body/vYmUhBAMmHf6c2Lh6tZLyg_ldiYtHYtg1S9JtrHjGbC6g_Flexion_of_knee-2.png)