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Elbow joint is an example of 

  • pivot joint

  • hinge joint

  • gliding joint

  • ball and socket joint

Solution

B.

hinge joint

In hinge joint, the convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another bone. eg, knee elbow and interphalangeal joints.
Pivot joint, one bone is fixed and second articulated, eg, atlas and axial of skull rotate with axis vertebra.
Gliding joints primarily permit side-by-side and back and forth gliding movements, eg, intercarpal joints and intertarsal joints.
In ball and socket joint, a ball of one bone articulates in sockets of another bone, eg, head of the humerus and glenoid cavity of the pectoral girdle.

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