<Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 75301 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terminology (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> <P> The ball and socket joint (or spheroid joint) is a type of synovial joint in which the ball - shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup - like depression of another bone . The distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of axes, which have one common center . It enables the bone to move in many places (nearly all directions). </P> <P> An enarthrosis is a special kind of spheroidal joint in which the socket covers the sphere beyond its equator . </P>

Ball and socket joint is an example of