NEET 2014 · Class 11

Locomotion and Movement

Select the correct matching of the type of the joint with the example in human skeletal system. Type of joint | Example (a) Cartilaginous joint | Between frontal and parietal bones of skull (b) Pivot joint | Between third and fourth cervical vertebrae (c) Hinge joint | Between humerus and pectoral girdle (d) Gliding joint | Between carpals

  1. (A)(a)
  2. (B)(b)
  3. (C)(c)
  4. (D)(d)

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Ball and socket joint (between humerus and pectoral girdle), hinge joint (knee joint), pivot joint (between atlas and axis), gliding joint (between the carpals) and saddle joint (between carpal and metacarpal of thumb) are some examples.

Chapter
Locomotion and Movement
Section
17.4 JOINTS
Page
10
Words matched
36 of 36

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How this line gives the answer

5, emb=1.0, combined=0.8). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'gliding joint (between the carpals)', which directly matches option (d) and distinguishes it from the incorrect options.

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