Question

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

• A. Cartilaginuous joints – Skull bones
• B. Hinge joint – Between vertebrae
• C. Fibrous joint – Between phalanges
• D. Gliding joint – Between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae

Answer 1

The correct option is D Gliding joint – Between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae

Some examples of a gliding joint are the joints located in the wrists, ankles, and spine.
The fibrous joint also called suture is only found in the skull.
The elbow and knee joints are examples of hinge joints.
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