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Ball-and-socket joints allow a wider range of motion than hinge joints.
Alexandro Russel
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∙ 13y agoA ball and socket joint is a joint that can move all around, the joint is not limited to move in a certain way. For example a ball and socket joints on your body include; your shoulders, your ankels, & your wrists.
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∙ 14y agoA ball and socket joint (enarthrosis, spheroidal joint) is a joint in which the distal bone is capable of motion around an indefinite number of axes, which have one common center. It enables the bone to move in a 360° angle.
In a ball and socket (spheroid) joint, the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone.
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Ball and socket joints involve the round head of one bone (the ball) fitting into the rounded pocket of another bone (the socket). These joints allow motion in numerous directions as the ball rotates within the socket.
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∙ 15y agoits a joint, your thigh and hip is connected by a ball and joint socket.
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What type of synovial joint is the shoulder joint?
The joint in your shoulder is a Ball & Socket Joint.
What kind of joint is the shoulder?
A ball and socket joint.
What kind of joint is the acetabulofemoral?
The acetabulofemoral joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
Is a shoulder a ball and socket joint?
The Glenohumeral joint is a type of a 'Ball and Socket' joint .
What kind of joints allows you to do arm circles?
socket and ball
What type of synovial joint is the shoulder joint?
The joint in your shoulder is a Ball & Socket Joint.
Name a ball and socket joint?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.
What kind of joint is the shoulder?
A ball and socket joint.
What kind of joint is the acetabulofemoral?
The acetabulofemoral joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
Is a shoulder a ball and socket joint?
The Glenohumeral joint is a type of a 'Ball and Socket' joint .
Where in the body is the ball and socket?
A human's shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint.
Which type of joints allow for the most movement?
I think it's your elbow.
What kind of joints allows you to do arm circles?
socket and ball
Type of joint found in the sholder and hip?
At the shoulder, or glenohuneral joint, the joint type is synovial and the articulation is referred to as a ball-and-socket joint. Ball and socket
Is the shoulder a ball-and-socket joint?
No; the elbow has a hinge joint, but does not have a ball and socket joint.
Is the waist a ball and socket joint?
More specifically the hip is a ball-and-socket joint.
What kind of joint is a shoulder a example of?
ball and socket
