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What are the two types of movement possible at your knee?
The principal movements occurring at this joint are flexion and extension of the leg, but some rotation also occurs in the flexed position.Flexion and extension of the knee joint are very free movements.
What movement occurs at the knee joint when the quadriceps femoris muscles contract?
my name is pooky....aka florida , i think it would be something to do with extension or flexsion
Which type of of movement bends the knee and brings the lower leg backward?
Extension. Extension increases an angle, as in straightening a joint. During extension, the knee or elbow are straightened.
What does Cruciate ligaments in knee do?
cruciate ligaments (cruciatum), allowing a very large range of motion (extension and flexion) of knee
Does the knee have the same kind of joint as the elbow?
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..
What are the two types of movement possible at your knee?
The principal movements occurring at this joint are flexion and extension of the leg, but some rotation also occurs in the flexed position.Flexion and extension of the knee joint are very free movements.
How do our thighs function?
Flexion, extension, rotation, adduction of the hip, extension and rotation at the knee
how do thighs function?
Flexion, extension, rotation, adduction of the hip, extension and rotation at the knee
How many degrees of freedom are there at the knee?
The knee has 2 degrees of freedom. Flexion/Extension and varus/valgus rotation.
What movement occurs when the hamstrings contract eccentrically?
Knee Extension
By shortening the rectus femoria what exercise will it perform?
knee extension and hip flexion
What does a knee joint do?
In addition to simple flexion (bending) and extension (straightening) movements, the knee joint is designed to allow for rotation, gliding, and rolling movements.
Concentric contraction of the hamstrings causes which joint action?
knee flexion and hip extension.Biceps femoris also: knee external rotation and hip external rotation.Semi tendinosus and Semi membranosus also: knee internal rotation and hip internal rotation.hamstrings eccentric contraction causes knee extension and hip flexion, whilst the antagonist muscles are passive.
Knee flexion is when the knee is bent?
Yes, and knee extension would be when the knee is straight.
Agonists in knee extension?
An agonist muscle is a muscle that plays a part in the extension of a muscle. The agonist muscles for a knee extension are the quadriceps and hamstrings.
What movement occurs at the knee joint when the quadriceps femoris muscles contract?
my name is pooky....aka florida , i think it would be something to do with extension or flexsion
Vertebral Foraminal Entrapment on Hip Flexion and Knee Extension?
Vertebral Foraminal Entrapment on Hip Flexion and Knee Extension
