# Joints & ligaments

A joint is a place where two or more bones meet, and ligaments are the tough fibrous bands that hold the bones together at the joint.

## About joints & ligaments

Gray's Anatomy (1918) classifies joints as fibrous, cartilaginous, or synovial, and describes the ligaments, cartilages, and synovial capsules that shape each major articulation.

## Questions

### What is the knee joint?

The largest and one of the most complex joints in the body.

### What is the hip joint?

A ball-and-socket synovial joint.

### What is the shoulder joint?

A ball-and-socket synovial joint.

### What is the elbow joint?

A hinge-type synovial joint.

### What is the ankle joint?

A hinge-type synovial joint.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/107/)

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