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What muscles attach to the knee joint?
the muscle that is attached to the knee joint is the HINGE
What is the largest Hinge joint in the human body?
The largest hinge joint would be the knee. But the knee is considered a modified hinge joint because of its movement.
What is a monaxial joint?
It is a hinge joint with movement in one direction eg. knee joint
What is a diathrotic joint?
A joint that permits movement. Such as shoulder, hip, elbow, knee.
What is the role of the quads and hamstrings in producing movement at a specific joint?
The quads give flexion movement at hip and extension movement at knee joint. While the hamstrings give extension movement at hip and flexion movement knee jiont.
What two joints does the gastrocenimicis act on?
The knee joint (flexion, movement of the leg) and the ankle joint (plantarflexion, movement of the foot)
What movement is occurring at a synovial joint when running in rugby?
If you mean the knee joint it is flexion and extension in any running movement.
What is the major movement of knee joint?
to help u walk
What is the hing joint?
A hinge joint is a joint that allows forward and backward movement. Your elbow and knee are hinge joints.
Do you have knee pain when your about to have your period?
Some people experience joint or muscle pain and some dont. It is not rare to experience knee pain because your body swells when you are menstruating and can cause soreness. ~GFiZZLE
The major movement that are possible at the knee joint are adduction and abduction?
YES
What muscles cause the joints to straighten?
The right answer is StrainThat would depend on the joint. The knee joint is straightened with the quadricep muscle (thigh). And the elbow joint is straightened with the tricep muscle (back of the arm)LigamentsPerhaps extensor muscles. (ligaments function to hold joints together, they are not muscles.)
