Ball and Socket Joint

Q.

Name the type of joint present in the shoulder

Q.

Write the type of joint which is used for each of the following movements :

(a) A cricket bowler bowls the ball.

Q. The skull protects the _____ from external forces.

1. brain
2. ribs
3. vertebral column
4. nose

Q. Identify the type of joints in P and Q.

1. P - Hinge joint; Q - Ball and socket joint
2. P - Gliding joint; Q - Pivot joint
3. P - Pivot joint; Q - Hinge joint
4. P - Hinge joint; Q - Gliding joint

Q. Which type of movement would have been possible if
1. our elbow had a fixed joint.
2. we were to have a ball and socket joint between our neck and head.

Q. Which joint is present at the hip region?

1. Hinge joint
2. Pivot joint
3. Pectoral joint
4. Pelvic joint

Q. After exercising the neck, an athlete exercises for the shoulder. He/she spreads out his/her arms and starts making big wide circles with them. Which kind of structural arrangement in the shoulders allows such movement?

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Pivotal joint
3. Hinge joint
4. Fixed joint

Q. Which of the following joints work as in the figure given below?

1. Hip and shoulder joints.
2. Ankle and wrist joints.
3. Ankle and knee joints
4. Shoulder and knee joints.