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in Class 12 by kratos

Select the correct matching of the type of the ***** with the example in human skeletal system:

| Type of joint | Example |
| (a) Cartilaginous | between frontal and parietal |
| (b) Pivot
| between third and fourth cervical vertebrae |
| (c) Hinge | between humerus and pectoral girdle |
| (d) Gliding
| between carpals |

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Best answer

(d) Gliding ** between carpals*

Explanation:

A gliding is a common type of synovial formed between bones that meet at flat or nearly flat articular surfaces. Gliding joints allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the ***** - up and down, left and right, and diagonally. Many gliding joints are formed in the appendicular skeleton between the carpal bones of the wrist; between the carpals and the metacarpals of the palm; between the tarsal bones of the ankle; and between the tarsals and the metatarsals of the foot.

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