The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb that is formed between the trapezium bone and the first metacarpal is the

Hinge Joint

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Pivot Joint

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Saddle Joint

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Ball and socket Joint

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Solution

The correct option is C Saddle Joint
The best example of a saddle joint in the body is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb that is formed between the trapezium bone and the first metacarpal.
Interphalangeal joints are the hinge joints located between the fingers and the toes.
An example of a pivot joint is the joint of the first and second vertebrae of the neck that allows the head to move back and forth.
Ball and socket are found in the hip, where the rounded head of the femur (ball) rests in the cup-like acetabulum (socket) of the pelvis.

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(ii) Pivot joint	- Between carpal and metacarpal
(iii) Saddle joint	- Between atlas and axis
(iv) Gliding joint	- Between the carpals
(v) Fibrous joint	- In flat skull bones

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Match the joint with the bone they join.

i. Synovial joint a. Elbow joint

ii. Pivot joint b. Thumb joint

iii. Saddle joint c. Carpal bone in wrist

iv. Hinge Joint d. Hip joint

V. Ball and socket Joint e. Knee joint

Vi. Condyloid joint f. Neck (axis and atlas)

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