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Joints are the place where two bones meet. All of your bones, except for one (the hyoid bone in your neck), form a joint with another bone. Joints hold your bones together and allow your rigid skeleton to move.
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What are Vertebrae held together by?
The anterior intervertebral joints are secondary cartilaginous joints (symphysis) which are designed for strength and weight bearing.
Which has greater mobility hip joints shoulder joints elbow joints knee joints or wrist joints?
knee joints because they help you walk
What are that two kinds of joints in the body?
There are two general types of joints, movable and immovable. Under the movable category there are four types of joints: Hinge joints: in knees and elbows Pivot joints: in neck Gliding joints: in wrists and ankles Ball-and-socket joints: in shoulders and hips
Where in your joints are your hinge joints?
In our joints our hinge joints are located between two bone our hinge joint is our elbow.
Are synthranotic joints cartiligonous?
Yes, synchondroses joints are a type of synarthrosis joints that are cartilaginous. Synchondroses joints are joined together by hyaline cartilage. Synchondroses joints are the only type of synarthrosis joints that are cartilaginous.
What are anatomical structures designed to cushion joints and what are their combining forms?
The anatomical structures designed to cushion joints is the cartialge. The combining form is chrondr/o
What are the anatomical structures designed to cushion joints?
cartilage
Are synarthrotic joints designed for strength with flexibility?
False
Symphyses are synarthrotic joints designed for strength with flexibility?
False
What are Vertebrae held together by?
The anterior intervertebral joints are secondary cartilaginous joints (symphysis) which are designed for strength and weight bearing.
How do you add grease to sealed ball joints?
Sealed ball joints are not designed to have grease added. They have been permanently sealed, and can only be replaced when there is a problem.
Why do elbow ligaments have to stretch?
Ligaments are collagen structures, and the are not designed to stretch. Ever. If they do, your joints become unstable.
Why wont the steering knuckle come free from the ball joints on a 1991 ford explorer?
If you have a factory steering knuckle, ford designed them for the ball joints to not be removable. If you are thinking that your ball joints are bad for some reason, you will need to get after market steering knuckles, and ball joints for replacement. Costly, I know but worth it. I suggest MOOG, I've always have had good experience with them.
How can a walking aid help with arthritis?
There are joints in the body that take on stress or strain when walking, these may be located in the hips knees, feed or even the back. if cartilage has been damaged and you have a situation where there is bone on bone at the joints or pressure is exerted on nerves passing between the joints it is helpful to reduce the strain placed on these joints, thus reducing the pain involved in movement and the damage done by wear and tear on these joints. often it is also helpful to strengthen muscles with especially designed exercises surrounding effected joints as well to help in these situations.
How do you deal with expansion in bridges and railway lines?
This is done through the use of control joints and expansion jointsControl joints are cuts into the concrete or asphalt. The joints are cut into the structure at regular intervals allow cracking to occur in a controlled fashion. Road control joints can be sealed with hot tar or rubberExpansion joints are designed to allow for continuous traffic between structures accommodating movement, shrinkage, temperature variations on reinforced and pre-stressed concrete, composite and steel structures.
What are ball joints in a car exactly?
Ball joints are a component used to connect the steering knuckle (the part that connects to the hub of the wheel) to the control arms of the vehicle's suspension frame. Ball joint bearings are designed with a ball and socket, similar to a human hip.
What is the twisting of joints?
That's motion of any joint in any direction that it's not designed to flex in. (Note that the elbow and the knee are the two most often "twisted".
