<P> A condyloid joint (also called condylar, ellipsoidal, or bicondylar) is an ovoid articular surface, or condyle that is received into an elliptical cavity . This permits movement in two planes, allowing flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction . </P> <P> Examples include: </P> <Ul> <Li> the wrist - joint </Li> <Li> metacarpophalangeal joints </Li> <Li> metatarsophalangeal joints </Li> </Ul> <Li> the wrist - joint </Li>

An example of a condyloid joint is the