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The bones are called cervical bones. The joint classification is diarthrotic (freely movable). The joint between C1-C2 is considered a pivot joint.
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What joints do you use to turn your head side to side?
The Cervical (neck) vertebrae.
When you have a car crash why do people get neck injuries?
A crash can cause your head to whip back and forth. This is hard on the muscles, bones, and joints in the neck.
Why is the name pivot given for pivot joints?
Pivot means to turn. A dancer can turn on 1 foot. You can turn on your foot look behind you. Your pivot joints is between the first and second cervical vertebrae (neck). This joint allows you to turn your head.
What three joints are mostly to need support with a pillow or bolster during massage?
ankles, knees, head/neck
What is the thing that is in between your head and shoulder's?
...your neck??
What lever class is the neck?
The neck is 1st class lever because the neck is between the head and body
How much is the distance between head and shoulder?
a neck
What is the part of the body between the head and chest?
neck
What is the space between your chin and your chest called?
The space between your chin and your chest is called your Neck. The neck is the part of a person's body that connects the head to the rest of the body, and also links the spinal cord to the brain.
What types of pivot joints are there in your body?
There are not two types of pivot joints, there are two pivot joints: one between the atlas and the axis of the of the cervical vertebrae, the second is in the elbows between the radius in the ulna.
What is the joints in our neck?
Cervical Vertebrae form the 7 bones of the neck.
Which of the following examples illustrates a pivot joint in use?
A pivot joint in use can be illustrated by the movement of the neck. The neck contains several vertebrae that are connected by pivot joints, which allow the neck to rotate and move in different directions. For example, when you turn your head to the left or right, the pivot joints in your neck allow your head to rotate on your shoulders. This is an example of a pivot joint in use.
