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Because hip joint is articulation between acetabulum (concavity on lateral surface of hip bone) and femur (thigh bone).
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The hip socket is known as the what?
'The hip socket is a ball-and-socket joint medically known as the acetabulofemoral joint. The hip socket supports the weight of the human body in both static and dynamic motions. It is one of the strongest - if not the strongest - joint in the human body.
What constitutes the hip joint?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.
What joint are in the hip?
The hip is a ball and socket joint.
What kind of joint is found in the hip and the ankle?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. The ankle joint is a hinge joint.
Between the leg and the hip have a pivotal joint?
The joint between the leg and hip is a ball and socket joint not a pivotal joint.
What kind of joint is the acetabulofemoral?
The acetabulofemoral joint is a ball-and-socket joint.
What is the joint above and below the knee?
It is not a separate joint it is your hip joint, the hip joint is a ball & socket joint!!!
The hip socket is known as the what?
'The hip socket is a ball-and-socket joint medically known as the acetabulofemoral joint. The hip socket supports the weight of the human body in both static and dynamic motions. It is one of the strongest - if not the strongest - joint in the human body.
What is the acetabulofemoral?
* deep socket in the coxal bone* formed where the ilium, ischium, and pubis bones fuse* the head of the femur, the thigh bone, fits in the acetabulumAcetabulum is the area on the pelvis where the head of the femur joins the pelvis. It is a concave surface that allows for the forming of the hip joint which allows you kick your leg up.The hip has these two bowl shaped regions into which the upper femur fits. This is the hip joint. That bowl shaped region is called the acetabulum.
What are the similarities between the shoulder joint and the hip joint?
Both the hip and shoulder joints are referred to as ball and socket joints.
What muscle allows you to straighten the hip joint?
Straightening the hip joint is referred to as extending the hip joint (iliofemoral joint). There are several muscles that do this, mainly the gluteus maxiumus.
Type of joint found in the sholder and hip?
At the shoulder, or glenohuneral joint, the joint type is synovial and the articulation is referred to as a ball-and-socket joint. Ball and socket
What constitutes the hip joint?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint.
What does the hip joint look like?
The hip joint resembles a ball-and-socket. The socket of the hip joint is the acetabulum and the femoral head is the ball of the hip joint.
What joint are in the hip?
The hip is a ball and socket joint.
What is the kind of joint hip?
The hip joint is an example of a ball and socket joint.
What does the hip look like?
The hip joint resembles a ball-and-socket. The socket of the hip joint is the acetabulum and the femoral head is the ball of the hip joint.
