| A | B |
| HINGE | ELBOW JOINT |
| PIVOT | JOINT BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND CERVICAL VERTEBRAE |
| SADDLE | THUMB JOINT |
| CONDYLOID | JOINT BETWEEN THE RADIUS AND CARPALS |
| BALL AND SOCKET | SHOULDER AND HIP JOINT |
| GLIDING | JOINTS BETWEEN CARPAL AND TARSAL BONES |
| MULTIAXIAL | JOINTS THAT PERMIT MOVEMENTS AROUND THREE OR MORE AXES IN THREE OR MORE PLANES |
| BIAXIAL | MOVEMENTS IN TWO AXES AND TWO PLANES |
| UNIAXIAL | ONE PLANE AND ONE AXIS |
| FLEXION | DECREASES THE ANGLE BETWEEN BONES |
| EXTENSION | INCREASES THE ANGLE BETWEEN BONES |
| HYPEREXTENDED | STRETCHING EXTEND PARTS |
| ABDUCTION | AWAY FROM THE MEDIAN |
| ADDUCTION | TOWARD THE MEDIAN |
| ROTATION | PIVOTING A BONE ON ITS AXIS |
| SUPINATION | TURNS PALM UP |
| PRONATION | TURNS PALM DOWN |
| PROTRACTION | FORWARD |
| RETRACTION | BACK |
| ELEVATION | MOVES PART UP |