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What are the five joints that act as fulcrums for levers in the body?
1. Thigh joint 2. wrist joint 3.shoulder joint 4.knee joint 5.elbow joint :P
What holds joints together?
Cartlige & tendons and don't forget the synovial fluid that keeps everything freely moving
What is Electric quadrupole moment?
A nuclear electric quadrupole moment describes the effective shape of the ellipsoid of nuclear charge distribution. The quadrupole moment depends upon the size and charge of the nucleus.
Is a door hinge a rigid joint or mobile joint?
it is a mobile joint! It is a mobile joint because it allows the door to move through the hinges!! Are arms are also mobile joints because are arms also move
What joint moves back and forth?
personally, I would have to say the hip joint and the shoulder joint ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ he's wrong. it's called a hinge joint. :T
What is an example of ellipsoid joint?
The joint between radius and scaphoid + lunate should fall into the category of an ellipsoid joint.
What kind of joint is your wrist?
your wrist is an ellipsoid joint
What type of joint is radiocarpal?
Ellipsoid
What type of joint is the metacrophalangeal joint?
Metacarpophalangeal joint is Angular joint (also known as ellipsoid or condyloid joint).
What is an ellipsoidal joint in the body?
An ellipsoid joint, also called a condyloid joint, is classified as a synovial joint. An example would be your metacarpophalangeal joints (MCP) in your hands, between the matacarpal and first phalanx of the finger (your knuckle). It allows movement in two directions.
What kind of synovial joint is a multiaxial joint?
Ball-and-Socket Joints
Allows some movement but not much rotation?
Ellipsoid joint
What type of joint is the radiocarpal?
sound like something found in a wrist.
What is atlanto-occipital joint?
it is one among the craniovertebral joints. it is an ellipsoid type of synovial joint. articulating bones: proximally- occipital condyles. distally- superior articular facests of the atlas. movements: flexion, extension and lateral flexion of neck.
What type of joint allows twistingturning sliding as in the vertebrae?
A ball and socket joint allows twisting and turning side to side. It humans this would be the hip joint
What kind of joints are between proximal phalanges and metacarpal bones?
The joint is technically called "metacarpophalangeal", and it is a condyloid joint.
Why is the ellipsoid joint in your wrists an advantage over a simple hinge joint?
Because it enables rotation, unlike a hinge joint such as the knee which only allows movement in one plane; back and forth.
