NEET 1999 · Class 11

Locomotion and Movement

The joint between atlas and axis is called

  1. (A)angular joint
  2. (B)hinge joint
  3. (C)pivot joint
  4. (D)saddle joint

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

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'pivot joint (between atlas and axis)', which directly matches both the correct answer and the specific biological fact required to answer the MCQ.

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