Location of Saddle Joints
In the human body the saddle joint is present at few locations. These includes:
- Thumb: The joint at the base of the thumb.
- Shoulder: The sternoclavicular joint.
- Ear: The incudomalleolar joint, which is located in the inner ear.
Saddle Joints
The saddle joint is a type of synovial joint that allows a wide range of movements. movement in two planes. Joints are characterized by the presence of two reciprocal concave and convex surfaces, that allow movement in two planes. These planes are flexion/extension and abduction/adduction. In the human body, the saddle joint can be found in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb, the incudomalleolar joint of the middle ear, the sternoclavicular joint of the thorax, and the calcaneocuboid joint of the heel.
Table of Content
- What are Saddle Joints?
- Diagram of the Saddle Joints
- Movement of Saddle Joints
- Examples of Saddle Joints
- Features of Saddle Joints
- Location of Saddle Joints
- Functions of Saddle Joints