Condyloid joint

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Condyloid joint
1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint;
Ligaments of wrist. Anterior view
Latin	articulatio ellipsoidea
Gray's	subject #70 286
Dorlands/Elsevier	a_64/12161206

In a condyloid joint (condyloid articulation, ellipsoidal joint) an ovoid articular surface, or condyle, is received into an elliptical cavity in such a manner as to permit flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction, but no axial rotation.

[edit] Examples

Examples include:^[1]

• the wrist-joint
• metacarpophalangeal joints
• metatarsophalangeal joints

[edit] References

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v • d • e Joints Types fibrous: Gomphosis - Suture - Syndesmosis cartilaginous: Synchondrosis - Symphysis synovial: Plane joint - 1° (Hinge joint, Pivot joint) - 2° (Condyloid joint, Saddle joint) - 3° (Ball and socket joint) by range of motion: Synarthrosis - Amphiarthrosis - Diarthrosis Terminology Kinesiology - Anatomical terms of motion - Agonist/Antagonist Motions general: Flexion/Extension - Adduction/Abduction - Internal rotation/External rotation - Elevation/Depression specialized/upper limbs: Protraction/Retraction - Supination/Pronation specialized/lower limbs: Plantarflexion/Dorsiflexion - Eversion/Inversion Components Articular capsule (Synovial membrane, Fibrous membrane) - Synovial fluid - Bursa - Articular disk