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the elbow is a hinge joint.. the knee is a hinge joint and it rotates.
i m just reaching in my own mind.. so i have not looked anything up to answer this..
i do know
the knee has incrediable shock absorbers called menicus in both the top and bottom of the joint.. these little disks of shock absorbing fluid take a lot more pressure than an elbow could provide..
that's my observations of those two joints..
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoYes, for one thing the hip is a multiplane ball and socket joint, while the knee is a hinge joint. The hip also has more muscle to use for stabilization. The hip also has more supporting tissue such as tendons and ligaments to help prevent injury.
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∙ 14y agoThe knee is a ball in socket joint and the elbow is a hinge joint.
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∙ 14y agoThe elbow is a hinge joint - flexsion and extension
The knee is a pivotal hinge joint - flexsion and extension with some medial and lateral rotation
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Why is the knee joint injured more often than the hip joint?
More weight is distributed on a given knee,whereas the hip does not have the same stress
What happens to the length of the brachioradialis if the elbow joint is passively flexed?
stays the same length
What holds the elbow joint together?
If you are talking about a prosthetic elbow joint the it is led into the bone with a cement or a gauze through which bone Will eventually grow. the joint itself. is fitted with a lose pin hinge where the pin is held in place with a screw. Aside from that the same tissue as always aside from cartilage surrounds the joint.
What is the comparison of the motion of a hinge joint to that of a pivot joint?
A hinge point opens or closes in one angle direction only. A pivot joint could angle in several different directions.A hinge in your home can be found at the door. When a person opens or closes the door, that is the motion of a hinge. A hinge joint in the body is the same way. You find a hinge joint in the elbow, the knee, and the lower jaw.A pivot joint is found between the first two vertebrae in the neck and allows you to shake your head "no" or look to the left or right. Another pivot joint is found in the wrist. When you turn your hand up to to accept a coin, you are using a pivot joint.
Is a cv joint the same as a ball joint?
No, they are not the same at all.
Are forearm and elbow bone the same meaning?
There is no such thing as an elbow bone, because the elbow is a joint. The forearm has the Ulna and the Radius bones, and there is no elbow bone.
Why is the knee joint injured more often than the hip joint?
More weight is distributed on a given knee,whereas the hip does not have the same stress
What if your hip joint moved the same way a knee joint?
Yes because if they went the same way you would be very stiff.
Why is the shoulderarmand knee called a hinge joint?
The shoulder is not a hinge joint. You probably meant elbow. It is a hinge along with the knee. It is called a hinge because it works much the same as a door that can open and close by having one edge shared with the door jam that holds the door where it is but allows it to move in one plane, back and forth.
What happens to the length of the brachioradialis if the elbow joint is passively flexed?
stays the same length
How does the motion of the chicken wing compare to how a human's elbow moves?
A chicken wing has a joint that is very similar to a human elbow. The chicken wing bends in the same way as a human elbow.
Is total knee arthroplasty and knee replacement the same?
Total knee replacement is a type of total joint arthroplasty. Total joint arthroplasty could refer to any joint replacement.
Is a dog elbow considered the same as a dog knee?
No. A dog's front legs have elbows, and the back ones have knees.
What holds the elbow joint together?
If you are talking about a prosthetic elbow joint the it is led into the bone with a cement or a gauze through which bone Will eventually grow. the joint itself. is fitted with a lose pin hinge where the pin is held in place with a screw. Aside from that the same tissue as always aside from cartilage surrounds the joint.
What are examples of the 3 types of joints?
There are three types of joints in your body. You have fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial types of joints in your body. You have fibrous type of joint between, say the bones on the top of skull, between the teeth and teeth bearing bones and lower end of tibia and fibula bones. You have cartilaginous type of joints between epiphysis and diaphysis of the long bones. You have the same type of joint between the vertebrae and at pubic symphysis. You have synovial type of joints at shoulder and hip joints. Also at elbow and knee joints. All movable joints fall under this category.
Where is a horse's hock?
A horse's hock is located on the back legs of the horse. It is the joint that would act as a knee for the horse and is the large joint located about half way up the horse's leg. Additional information: in comparative anatomy the hock joint is equivalent to a human ankle so it bends backward instead of forward. The stifle joint in a horse actually the same as a human knee joint.
The stifle of the horse is the same as what part of the human?
The stifle is the femoro-tibial joint, which in humans is commonly called the knee.
