The neck is indeed a gliding joint. This is because it does not have to move in rigid movements in any particular direction.
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No, the neck itself is not a joint. The neck is a part of the body that connects the head to the torso and contains the cervical spine, which is made up of individual vertebrae and joints called intervertebral joints.
A sheep's neck joint is called the cervical vertebrae.
Chicken legs are essentially the same as human legs, only smaller, so the joint between the upper leg and the rest of the body is a ball-and-socket joint, while the upper leg to lower leg joint is a hinge joint.
The joint connecting the sternum and the first rib is a cartilaginous joint known as the sternocostal joint. This joint provides flexibility and allows for movements during breathing.
The shoulder joint. It is a ball-and-socket joint that allows for a wide range of motion in the arm.
Both are mammals. So you have humerus above and ulna below, which take part in elbow joint. Both the cow and human have hinge type of joint with two collateral ligaments to support the joint. Only difference is that you have 180 degree rotation of humerus in human and not so in case of cow.