Pivot joint Pivot joint In animal anatomy, a pivot joint (trochoid joint, rotary joint, lateral ginglymus) is a type of synovial joint. In pivot joints, the axis of a convex articular surface is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the bone. According to one classification system, a pivot joint like the other synovial joint —the hinge joint has one degree of freedom. Note that the degrees of freedom of a joint is not the same as the same as joint's range of motion. Pivot joints allow for rotation, which can be external (for example when rotating an arm outward), or internal (as
Gliding Over All Gliding Over All "Gliding Over All" is the eighth episode of the fifth season and the mid-season finale of the American television drama series "Breaking Bad", and the 54th overall episode of the series. Written by Moira Walley-Beckett and directed by Michelle MacLaren, it aired on AMC in the United States on September 2, 2012. The episode is named after poem 271 in Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass", a book which is featured prominently in the series. At Vamonos Pest, Walt and Todd prepare a barrel of hydrofluoric acid for Mike's dead body. When Jesse arrives, Walt informs him that