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The hip joint is more stable due to the weight and protection of the pelvis and surrounding muscle tissue.
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What is the joint above and below the knee?
It is not a separate joint it is your hip joint, the hip joint is a ball & socket joint!!!
Name three types of articulations in the body?
The three functional articulations are synarthrosis which is an immovable join and example would be a suture, amphiarthrosis a slightly immovable joint an example is the symphysis, and last the diarthrosis a freely movable joint such as the elbow or knee joint.
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 is the amount of movement you can make at a joint?
It depends on the joint. The hip joint, for instance, has far more range of motion than the knee joint.
What is an anatomical example of a Ball and Socket Joint?
the hip and shoulder are examples of a ball-and-socket joint.
Why is the knee joint injured more often than the hip joint?
More weight is distributed on a given knee,whereas the hip does not have the same stress
What is the joint above and below the knee?
It is not a separate joint it is your hip joint, the hip joint is a ball & socket joint!!!
What joint is superior to the knee?
In anatomy "superior" means above, as in if someone is standing up the hip is above the knee. The hip joint is the first joint higher than the knee, so it is the first joint "superior" to the knee.
What is the leg joint above the knee?
The Hip
What is the joint called between the hip and ankle?
knee
What is a diathrotic joint?
A joint that permits movement. Such as shoulder, hip, elbow, knee.
Which is easier to replace hip of knee joint?
the easiest thing to replace a hip or knee joint is silver cause it does not react to the acids in your body unlike potassium which is the most reactive.
What joint includes the hip knee and elbow joints?
synovial
What is the joint at the hamstring?
The hamstrings flex the knee and extend the hip.
What muscle flexed the hip and the knee?
That is incorrect! The hamstring group extend the thigh at the hip joint!
Does the knee have the same kind of joint as the elbow?
the elbow is a hinge joint.. the knee is a hinge joint and it rotates. i m just reaching in my own mind.. so i have not looked anything up to answer this.. i do know the knee has incrediable shock absorbers called menicus in both the top and bottom of the joint.. these little disks of shock absorbing fluid take a lot more pressure than an elbow could provide.. that's my observations of those two joints..
Is there a third ball and socket joint besides hip and shoulder?
the knee
