ball and socket
Hip joint type
A ball and socket is a joint where a rounded end fits into a cup-shaped cavity, allowing rotation in multiple directions.
The hip and shoulder are ball-and-socket joints.
The term extends to mechanical connections built on the same principle: The lamp had a ball-and-socket mount for adjustable positioning.
- jointShared by multiple parties
- hip jointPelvis-femur junction
- hipFashionable or pelvic joint
- shoulder jointArm-to-torso articulation
- shoulderUpper arm joint
rotation · full rotation · pivot · swivel · anatomy · movement · articulation · femur · pelvis · flexibility · range · pop out · cartilage · synovial · mobility · freedom of movement · replacement · prosthetic
- joint movementflexion, extension, rotation, abduction, adduction
- joint replacementhip replacement, knee replacement, shoulder replacement, total knee, titanium implant
- primate bodyskull, ribcage, pelvis, vertebrae, femur
- pelvispelvis, pelvic bone, pubic bone, pelvic cavity, pelvic floor