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Q: Can the knee internally rotate
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What muscles internally rotate shoulder?

Lat. dorsi Pec major Subscapularis


What Assist in flexing and rotation of hip and flexion of the knee?

If you are looking for the answer of what assists all of those movements at the same time, the answer would be the Gluteus Medius and Minimus muscles. Think of a squat, while you are squatting both your hip and knee are flexed (the gluteus medius and minimus are the stabilizers/assisters during a squat), and while the hip is flexed the gluteus medius can internally rotate the thigh.


Are hip and knee rotation inversely related?

Not sure I understand the question... The hip and the knee can rotate to the same direction as well as in opposite directions, either bearing body weight or not bearing body weight. As a side note, in Chinese martial arts the hips are frequently externally rotated and knees internally rotated simultaneously in order to produce tension in the legs. Peace!


Why are you not able to rotate your leg at the knee or your hands at the elbow?

Because your knee and elbow have a hing joint so it moves like a door, but if it was a ball in socket joint like in your shoulder you would be able to rotate it like a 360


What are the things that doctors use to check your knees?

Reflex hammer is used to check tendon reflex of the patellar tendon at the level of the knee. Arthroscopy is used to check the knee, internally.


Why can you rotate your shoulders in a circular motion but not your knees?

The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint - which allows for the greatest range of motion, while the knee is a pivotal hinge joint, because in the human body, there is no need for a knee that can rotate in any direction, but an arm that can do so is almost imperative.


What is the primary action of the sartouris?

Flex and abduct hip, flex and medially rotate the knee, thus attaining 'tailors' sitting position.


Do doctors sometimes drill a hole in the kneecap to releave swelling during arthroscopic surgery?

Oftentimes the orthopedic surgeon will drill a hole in the knee cap to alleviate swelling. This hole is often used to insert instruments and work internally on the knee as well.


What muscles adduct the arm?

The pectoralis major, teres major, lastissimus dorsi, and the carica adduct and medially, or internally, rotate the humerus.


What does your hamsting do?

The hamstrings cross and act upon two joints - the hip and the knee. They extend the hip, flex the knee and rotate the lower leg inward when the knee is bent. The hamstrings also extends the hip as when beginning to walk; both short and long hamstring heads flex the knee and outwardly rotates the lower leg when the knee is bent. The hamstrings play a crucial role in many daily activities, such as, walking, running, jumping, and controlling some movement in the trunk.


Does a platypus fertilize internally or externally?

internally


Do monotremes reprodce internally or externally?

internally.