Which of the following type of joint is found in the small joints of the veebrae?
Plane joint or gliding joint allows gliding movements of the plane joint surfaces and is found in the small joints of the veebrae.Hinge joint: In this type of joint a cylindrical bone end is applied to a gutterlike depression in a hollow skeletal cylinder. Because of its shape this type of joint have only one axis of movement and two main movements.Saddle joint: It consist of two concave curved surfaces with two main axes of movement that are perpendicular to each other and allow four main movements. Condyloid joint: It has an elliptical head fitted into a convex and concave socket. They have two main axes perpendicular to each other and allow four main movements.Ref: The Human Body: An Introduction to Structure and Function By Adolf Faller page 122.
Hinge joint
Saddle joint
Gliding joint
Condyloid joint