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What kind of joint allows you to move your arm above your head?

Your shoulder joint allows you to raise your arm above your head.


What kind of joint lets your arm move?

Ball and socket


How does the range of motion in the shoulder joint change during flexion and extension movements?

During flexion, the shoulder joint allows the arm to move forward and upward, increasing the range of motion. During extension, the shoulder joint allows the arm to move backward and downward, decreasing the range of motion.


What joint allows you to move backwards?

Primarily your Hip joint with its ball and socket, supplemented by the articulations of knee and ankle.


How does the ball and socket joint move?

The ball and socket joints allows flexible movement of the arm in all directions.


What is the joint that allows your arm to bend?

The joint that allows your arm to bend is the elbow joint. It is a hinge joint formed between the humerus (upper arm bone) and the two bones of the forearm, the radius and ulna. This joint enables flexion and extension, allowing the arm to bend and straighten.


What is the name of the joint that allows your arm to bend?

The joint that allows your arm to bend is called the elbow joint. It is a hinge joint formed by the humerus (upper arm bone), radius, and ulna (forearm bones), enabling flexion and extension of the arm. This joint plays a crucial role in various arm movements and activities.


What type of joint allows the upper arm to be raise and lowered?

The ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder allows the upper arm to be raised and lowered.


What joint allows you to move your arm in a circle?

A ball and socket joint allows the arms to move in a circular motion. A ball and socket joint is also called an spheroidal joint.


What would happen if the joint between your arm and shoulder was not a ball and socket joint?

If the joint between your arm and shoulder was not a ball and socket joint, you could not be able to move your arm. Ball and socket joints allow you to move in most directions. Because of this, you can move your arm up, down, side to side, front and back, and around in a circle. The ball and socket joint is one of the four major kinds of movable joints. (The four major joints are ball and socket joints, gliding joints, hinge joints, and pivotal joints in case you didn't know.)


Which type of joint allows the upper arm to be raised and lowerd?

the ball-and-socket joint


How does the lower arm bone move when lifting?

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