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In addition to simple flexion (bending) and extension (straightening) movements, the knee joint is designed to allow for rotation, gliding, and rolling movements.
Solon Zboncak
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∙ 14y agoWhen you move your leg back, you are contracting your hamstrings. When you move it back forward, you are contracting your quandriceps.
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∙ 13y agoa knee moves by the hinge joint. so that means it only moves back, dont try to attempt to move your knee front or youll break it.
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∙ 14y agoTo bend your knees
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What is the largest Hinge joint in the human body?
The largest hinge joint would be the knee. But the knee is considered a modified hinge joint because of its movement.
What is a monaxial joint?
It is a hinge joint with movement in one direction eg. knee joint
What is a diathrotic joint?
A joint that permits movement. Such as shoulder, hip, elbow, knee.
What muscle does not cause movement at the knee joint?
soleus
What is the role of the quads and hamstrings in producing movement at a specific joint?
The quads give flexion movement at hip and extension movement at knee joint. While the hamstrings give extension movement at hip and flexion movement knee jiont.
What two joints does the gastrocenimicis act on?
The knee joint (flexion, movement of the leg) and the ankle joint (plantarflexion, movement of the foot)
What movement is occurring at a synovial joint when running in rugby?
If you mean the knee joint it is flexion and extension in any running movement.
What is the major movement of knee joint?
to help u walk
What is the hing joint?
A hinge joint is a joint that allows forward and backward movement. Your elbow and knee are hinge joints.
The major movement that are possible at the knee joint are adduction and abduction?
YES
What type of joint is the knee?
pivotal hinge joint that allows flexion, extension as well as slight medial and lateral movement.
What is hing?
A hinge joint is a joint that allows forward and backward movement. Your elbow and knee are hinge joints.
