The shoulder joint (glenohumeral joint) is classified as which type of joint, allowing movement in all three cardinal planes?

The shoulder joint (glenohumeral joint) is

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AHinge joint
BPivot joint
CBall-and-socket joint
DCondyloid joint

✓ Correct answer: C. Ball-and-socket joint The glenohumeral joint is a ball-and-socket joint, granting the greatest range of motion of any joint in the body, permitting flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal/external rotation, and circumduction across all three planes.

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