What are the names of the joints in the human body?
A point where two or more bones connect is called a joint. There are two different types of joints in the body: * Movable joints (like ball-and-socket, hinge, gliding and pivot joints) * Immovable joints (like the bones of the skull and pelvis) which allow little or no movement * Acromioclavicular * Ankle (tibia-fibula and talus) * Atlas and axis * Atlas and occipital * Calcaneocuboid * Carpometacarpal * Elbow (humerus, radius, and ulna) * Femur and tibia * Hip bone and femur * Humerus and ulna * Intercarpal: o Carpal, proximal o Carpal, distal o Carpal bones (two rows with each other) * Intermetacarpals * Intermetatarsals * Interphalangeal * Knee (femur, tibia, and patella) * Mandible (jaw) and temporal * Metacarpophalangeal * Metatarsophalangeal * Pubic bones * Radioulnar, distal * Radioulnar, middle * Radioulnar, proximal * Radius-ulna and carpals (wrist) * Ribs, heads of * Ribs, tubercles and necks of * Sacrococcygeal * Sacroiliac * Shoulder (humerus and scapula) * Symphysis * Sacr
