Ball and socket joint - wikipedia Ball and socket joint This article is about bone joints. For ground glass joints, see Laboratory glassware. For similar mechanical joints, see ball joint. Ball and socket joint 1 : Ball and socket joint ; 2 : Condyloid joint ( Ellipsoid ) ; 3 : Saddle joint ; 4 Hinge joint ; 5 : Pivot joint ; Capsule of shoulder - joint ( distended ). Anterior aspect. Identifiers TA A03. 0.00. 050 FMA 75301 Anatomical terminology ( edit on Wikidata ) The ball and socket joint ( or spheroid joint ) is a type of synovial joint in which the ball - shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup - like depression of another bone. The distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of axes, which have one common center. It enables the bone to move in many places ( nearly all directions ). An enarthrosis is a special kind of spheroidal joint in which the socket covers the sphere beyond its equator. Examples Examples of this form of articulation are found in the hip, where the rounded head of the femur ( ball ) rests in the cup - like acetabulum ( socket ) of the pelvis, and in the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, where the rounded head of the humerus ( ball ) rests in the cup - like glenoid fossa ( socket ) of the shoulder blade. The shoulder includes a sternoclavicular articulation joint. Hip Shoulder Details of hip joint. Femur Femoral Neck Femoral Head Acetabulum Acetabular Labrum Pelvis References This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 287 of the 20th edition of Gray 's Anatomy ( 1918 ) Jump up ^ Platzer, Werner ( 2008 ) Color Atlas of Human Anatomy, Volume 1, p. 28 Jump up ^ And the phalanges ( toes, fingers ). Module - Introduction to Joints Archived 2011 - 07 - 20 at the Wayback Machine. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Spherical joints. Joints Types Fibrous Gomphosis Suture Syndesmosis Interosseous membrane Cartilaginous Synchondrosis Symphysis synovial : Plane joint 1 ° Hinge joint Pivot joint 2 ° Condyloid joint Saddle joint 3 ° Ball and socket joint synostosis 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 capsular : Joint capsule Synovial membrane Fibrous membrane Synovial fluid Synovial bursa Articular disk / Meniscus extracapsular : Ligament Enthesis Anatomy portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ball_and_socket_joint&oldid=839655515 '' Categories : Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 20th edition of Gray 's Anatomy ( 1918 ) Joints Hidden categories : Pages with unresolved properties Webarchive template wayback links Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Galego Ido Italiano Nederlands Norsk Norsk nynorsk Polski Português Simple English Suomi Svenska ไทย 中文 8 more Edit links This page was last edited on 4 May 2018, at 20 : 25. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where is the ball and socket joint found in the body
Answer: the hip