Question:
Which statement regarding ball and socket joints is true?
A
Ball and socket joints are multi-axial joints, which are highly mobile, allowing movement in multiple axes and planes.
Explaination
Ball and socket joints, where the spheroidal surface of one bone moves within the socket of another, provide maximum mobility amongst all joints-flexion & extension, abduction & adduction, medial & lateral rotation, and circumduction.
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