The shoulder and hip joints are

Pivot joint

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Hinge joint

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Ellipsoid joint

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Ball and socket joint

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Solution

The correct option is D Ball and socket joint
The ball and socket joints are a type of synovial joints, which permits multiaxial movement i.e., movement of bone about three axes. In ball and socket joint globe like head of one bone fits into cup like concavity of another bone. The types of movements possible are flexion, extension, internal rotation, lateral rotation, abduction, adduction and circumduction. Examples of ball and socket joint are shoulder joint and hip joint.

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Q. How is the structure of shoulder or hip joint organised in human body?

Match the joints with their examples of where they are present in our body

$\begin{matrix} i . Synovial joint & a . Elbow joint i i . Pivot joint & b . Thumb joint i i i . Saddle joint & c . Carpal bone in wrist i v . Hinge joint & d . Hip joint v . Ball and socket joint & e . Knee joint v i . Condyloid joint & f . Neck (axis and atlas) \end{matrix}$

Q. Match columns I and II.

Column I	Column II
p. Tendon	(i) Shoulder and hip joint
q. Muscles	(ii) Relaxing and contracting
r. Hinge joint	(iii) Knee and elbow
s. Ball and socket joint	(iv) Present between the bone and the muscle

Choose the correct option.

Q. Match the pairs.

'A'	'B'
(1) Ball and socket joint	(a) Knee
(2) Hinge joint	(b) Wrist
(3) Gliding joint	(c) Shoulder

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