Hinge Joint: A Convex projection on one bone fits into a concave depression in another permitting only flexion and extension as in the elbow and knee joints.

       

http://www.shockfamily.net/skeleton/HINGE.JPG

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/humananatomy/skeletal/joints.html

 

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