Ball And Socket Joint Hip Diagram. The hip joint is another example of ball socket joint where the head of the femur ball fits into a cup like cavity known as acetabulum socket in the hip bone. A round cup shaped structure on the os coxa known as the acetabulum forms the socket for the hip joint.
The hip itself is a ball and socket joint much like the shoulder the structures necessary to create this joint are the socket the joint capsule muscle ligaments and the neck. That the hip socket also has a soft cartilage rim called the labrum. The pubis ischium and ilium together constitute the pelvis while the thigh bone is the femur.
The hip joint is one of the most flexible joints in the entire human body.
The rounded head of the femur continue scrolling to read more below. Diagram of the right hip ball and socket joint with the head of the femur dislocated. The hip joint is another example of ball socket joint where the head of the femur ball fits into a cup like cavity known as acetabulum socket in the hip bone. The hip joint is a ball and socket type joint and is formed where the thigh bone femur meets the pelvis.
