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Which of the following features of the hip joint are also features of the shoulder joint?
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Both are ball sockets.
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What connects the arm to the body?
The glenohumeral joint which is also known as the "shoulder joint"
What features of the hip joint are also features of the shoulder joint?
Both joints are enarthrodial (ball and socket joints), but the hip is more stable than the shoulder. This is out of necessity because the hip must support the weight of the body, while the shoulder does not have to. The cup in the hip that the head of the femur sits in is deeper than that of the shoulder holding the head of the humerus. This means less movement for the hip, but more stability.
What type of joint is the shoulder?
Shoulder and Hip Joints are both ball and socket joints.. :) :D xThe Shoulder joint is also called the glenohumeral joint ... and is the most freely movable joint in the human body.
What attaches the shoulder to the sternum?
The clavicle. This bone is normally not consideredto be part of the shoulder an instead a part of the thorax, which is also true. The reason it is part of the shoulder is that it joint part of the scapula to form the soked of the glenohumeral joint.
What is the functions of glenohumeral?
The glenohumeral joint is commonly known as the shoulder joint it is not a muscle. It acts functionally as a diarthrosis and multiaxial joint.It is the most moveable joint in the body.Flexion and extension of the shoulder joint in the (sagittal plane).Abduction and adduction of the shoulder (frontal plane).Horizontal abduction and horizontal adduction of the shoulder (transverse plane).Medial and lateral rotation of shoulder (also known as internal and external rotation).Circumduction of the shoulder (a combination of flexion/extension and abduction/adduction).
What type of joint connects the shoulder blade (scapula) and the collarbone (clavicle)?
Its a question of Medical Anatomy (human anatomy), but not in the category of MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY. To the author: put your questions in the proper place at proper category! answer: Clavicula (clavicle in eng.) meets with Scapula at Shoulder joint
What stabilises the shoulder?
The Rotator Cuff muscles and the ligaments surrounding the joint capsule. Also the shape of the joint (Ball and Socket) is a contributing factor.
Arm and shoulder pain?
When something goes wrong with your shoulder, it hampers your ability to move freely and can cause a great deal of pain and discomfort. The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint that has three main bones: the humerus (long arm bone), the clavicle (collarbone), and the scapula (also known as the shoulder blade). These bones are cushioned by a layer of cartilage. The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body. It moves the shoulder forward and backward. It also allows the arm to move in a circular motion, and to move up and away from the body. If you have pain than do consult with your physician
Why is the shoulder joint harder to move than the elbow joint?
The shoulder joint is not harder to move, it just moves differently. It is a ball and socket joint, giving it a wider range of movement, but the elbow is a synovial joint, which can only move in one direction. The reason that yo may find it harder to move your shoulder is because the muscles pulling it may be less developed and also it has to pull up an entire arm, not just a forearm.
What movement can the shoulder joint not do despite being a multi-axial joint that allows a variety of movements?
Flexion, extension/hyperextension, trabsverse horizontal abduction, circumduction.If you think about the movements that you can do at your shoulder, you can figure this question out yourself. When in the anatomical position, we can perform flexion and extension,the forward and backward (respectively) movements of our arm at the shoulder joint. There is also abduction and adduction, which is the movement of rising our arm out to our sides, away from our body (abduction) and towards our body (adduction). Finally, there is also medial rotation and lateral rotation of the shoulder joint, in which we rotate the head of humerus in the shoulder-joint cavity (glenoid cavity). You may hear the combined movements of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction referred to as circumduction.
What is the hip joints function?
Like shoulder joint, hip joint is also a ball and socket type of joint. It has adduction, abduction, flexion, extension, inward and out ward rotation and circumduction functions.
Where in the body are ball-and-socket joints found?
A ball and socket joint is also known as an enarthrodial joint and is found in only 2 places: the shoulder and the hip.
