Condylar or ellipsoid joints involve one bone that is concave and one bone that is convex. The metacarpophalangeal joints of the knuckles, as well as the wrist joint, are both condylar. As for the other bones of the hand, the intercarpal joints are gliding and the interphalangeal joints are hinge.

Where the first rib meets the manubrium (top of sternum), the joint is cartilaginous and called a synchondrosis. Syndesmoses are fibrous joints of connective tissue, and syostoses are areas of bone fusion.

The radiocarpal or wrist joint is a condylar synovial joint because the radius has a concave surface, and the carpals have a convex surface. The joint connects the radius with the scaphoid, lunate, and triquetrum.

The rib bones do not directly interface with the sternum, but are linked to the sternum by regions of hyaline cartilage. The interface between the rib and the cartilage is a costochonral joint. The interface between the cartilage and the sternum is a sternocostal joint. Sternocostal joints are slightly articular synovial joints.

The sternoclavicular joint is the interface between the sternal end of the clavicle and the manubrium of the sternum.

Fibrous joints are responsible for connecting the bones of the skull. The lambdoid suture is the fibrous joint found on the posterior portion of the skull, and is used to connect the occipital bone to the parietal bones.

The coronal suture connects the frontal bones and parietal bones. The sagittal suture joins the parietal bones to one another. The squamous suture joins the parietal and temporal bones. The metopic suture joins the two frontal bones to one another.

The atlantoaxial joint, a trochoid (pivot) joint where most cervical rotation occurs, sits at the junction of the atlas (C1) and axis (C2). It is the most mobile joint to occur between any two vertebrae in the human body.

The thorax has three major articulations: sternoclavicular, sternocostal, and costochondral joints. The sternoclavicular provides a connection between the upper limbs and the axial skeleton, joining the manubrium of the sternum to the medial end of the clavicle. The sternocostal joints are the attachments between the sternum and the cartilage of ribs 1 to 7. Costochondral joints are the attachments of the ribs to their costal cartilages.

The acromioclavicular joint is formed between the acromion process of the scapula and the distal end of the clavicle. It is local to the shoulder, and is not found in the thoracic cavity.

The three bones that make up the shoulder joint are the humerus, scapula, and clavicle. The head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula and the clavicle articulates with the scapula at the acromioclavicular joint. Collectively these make up the shoulder joint.

The sutures of the skull are not fused at childbirth possibly to ease passage of the skull through the birth canal. Later in life the sutures fuse to form synarthroses called synostoses and offer much stronger protection of the brain. Fontanelles are the soft spots between the skull bones and will close about 18 months after birth.

The atlanto-axial joint is a joint in the upper part of the neck between the first and second cervical vertebrae (the atlas and axis). This joint is a pivot joint; it allows for rotation, flexion, extension, and other movements that our necks can perform.