Q: The shoulder and hip are examples of what type of joints?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

This type of joint is found between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae, at the acromioclavicular joint, or at the intercarpal joints of the hand and intertarsal joints of the foot. Ball-and-socket joints, in which the rounded head of a bone fits into a large depression or socket, are found at the shoulder and hip joints. Both plane and ball-and-sockets joints are classified functionally as multiaxial joints. However, ball-and-socket joints allow for large movements, while the motions between bones at a plane joint are small.

 Choices:

- lever

- pivot

- hinge

- ball and socket


A:
ball and socket