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Gliding Joint
Movement allowed: Gliding movements in multiple planes; Example location: Intercarpal and intertarsal joints
Ball-and-Socket Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Rotation; Example location: Shoulder and Hip
Pivot Joint
Movement allowed: Rotation; Example location: Neck (atlanto-axial joint)
Symphysis Joint
Movement allowed: Slight movement; Example location: Pubic symphysis and intervertebral discs
Saddle Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction; Example location: Thumb (carpometacarpal joint of thumb)
Syndesmosis Joint
Movement allowed: Slight twisting or stretching; Example location: Distal tibiofibular joint
Synchondrosis Joint
Movement allowed: Virtually no movement; Example location: Between the first rib and the sternum
Planar Joint
Movement allowed: Gliding movements; Example location: Acromioclavicular joint
Pivot Joint
Movement allowed: Rotation; Example location: Proximal radioulnar joint
Saddle Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction; Example location: Carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
Hinge Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion and Extension; Example location: Elbow and Knee
Synovial Joint
Movement allowed: Various movements depending on type (e.g., flexion, extension, rotation); Example location: Knees, elbows, wrists
Ball-and-Socket Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Rotation, Circumduction; Example location: Hip joint
Ellipsoid Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction; Example location: Radiocarpal joint of the wrist
Saddle Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction; Example location: Sternoclavicular joint
Hinge Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion and Extension; Example location: Interphalangeal joints of fingers and toes
Condyloid Joint
Movement allowed: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction; Example location: Wrist joint
Suture Joint
Movement allowed: No movement; Example location: Skull sutures
Gomphosis Joint
Movement allowed: No movement; Example location: Teeth within jawbones
Amphiarthrosis
Movement allowed: Slight movement; Example location: Spine (between vertebrae)
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