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The shoulder is not a hinge joint. You probably meant elbow. It is a hinge along with the knee. It is called a hinge because it works much the same as a door that can open and close by having one edge shared with the door jam that holds the door where it is but allows it to move in one plane, back and forth.
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoThe knees have hinge joints which allows them to bend. A hinge joint is said to be a modified sellar joint with limited movement.
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What kind of joint is in the knee?
The knee is a hinge joint.
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.
The elbow and knee are examples of?
The knee is an example of a hinge joint, not a ball-and-socket joint.
What type of joint are the elbow and knee?
Hindge joint
Which type of joint allows your knee to bend?
a joint called the hinge joint allows you to bend and straighten your knees!!:)
Is hinge a immovable joint?
A hinge joint is not immovable. A hinge joint has one plane of motion. A good illustration of a hinge joint is the knee joint.
What if your elbow is an example of a hingle joint?
The elbow is a hinge joint. The largest hinge joint is in the knee.
What are examples of the elbow and the knee?
The things on your legs, and the things on you arms!
What type of joint does the knee have?
The hinge joint.
Is the knee joint a ball and hinge joint?
No.
What type of joint is a knee?
Modified hinge of condyllar variety
How do you use hinge joint in a sentence?
Your elbow is a hinge joint in your body, as is your knee.
