page_title: Pivot joint
hierarchical_section_title: Pivot joint
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Gelenke1 Kugelgelenk2 Eigelenk3 Sattelgelenk4 Scharniergelenk5 Zapfengelenk English: Joints1 Ball-and-Socket-Joint2 Ellipsoid Joint3 Saddle Joint4 Hinge Joint5 Plane Joint Italiano: Diartrosi1 enartrosi2 condiloartrosi3 a sella4 ginglimo angolare5 ginglimo laterale Français&#160;: Articulations1 énarthrose2 condylarthrose3 articulation en selle4 ginglyme5 articulation trochoïde
context_page_description: In animal anatomy, a pivot joint is a type of synovial joint. In pivot joints, the axis of a convex articular surface is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the bone.
  According to one classification system, a pivot joint like the other synovial joint —the hinge joint has one degree of freedom. Note that the degrees of freedom of a joint is not the same as the same as joint's range of motion.
context_section_description: In animal anatomy, a pivot joint (trochoid joint, rotary joint, lateral ginglymus) is a type of synovial joint. In pivot joints, the axis of a convex articular surface is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the bone.
  According to one classification system, a pivot joint like the other synovial joint —the hinge joint has one degree of freedom.  Note that the degrees of freedom of a joint is not the same as the same as joint's range of motion.
caption: 1: Ball and socket joint; 2: Condyloid joint (Ellipsoid); 3: Saddle joint; 4 Hinge joint; 5: Pivot joint;
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