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

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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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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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