NEET Previous Year Question

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

Type of joint
Example

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. ACartilaginous joint
    between frontal and parietal
  2. BPivot joint
    between third and fourth
    cervical vertebrae
  3. CHinge joint
    between humerus and
    pectoral girdle
  4. DGliding joint
    between carpals

Correct answer: D

Solution

(d) The joints between carpals (wrist bones) are gliding joints, allowing sliding movements.
(a) Incorrect → Frontal and parietal bones are joined by a fibrous suture joint.
(b) Incorrect → Pivot joint is between atlas and axis ( and ), not and .
(c) Incorrect → Hinge joint is between humerus and radius-ulna (elbow), not pectoral girdle.

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