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It isn't. The hip socket is deeper than the shoulder socket. The shoulder socket is shallow to ensure a broad range of motion of the arm. The deep hip socket is for stability of the leg.
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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.
Where ball and socket joints are located?
your shoulder is a ball and socket join and your hip and femur form one as well.
What type of joints are the hips and the shoulders?
Hip and shoulder are both Ball and Socket Joints
Which type of joints in found in the hip bone?
feamer head and neck
What joint only allows rotation?
Pivot, like the upper and lower radioulna joints
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.
Where ball and socket joints are located?
your shoulder is a ball and socket join and your hip and femur form one as well.
What is the joint that is in the shoulder and hip?
You have ball and socket type of joints, in the both shoulder and hip joints.
Where is the ball and socket joint located?
Hip, the ball is attached to the end of your femur and the socket is part of the pelvis
Which of your movable joints are ball and socket joints?
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint. The hip is also.
What type of joints are the hips and the shoulders?
Hip and shoulder are both Ball and Socket Joints
What are ball and socket joints?
shoulder and hip
What type of socket is the hip bone?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint just like you shoulder!
Name 4 ball and socket joints?
Left shoulder, right shoulder, left hip, right hip.
Where is the ball and socket joints at?
The shoulder and hip joints.
What type of joints are the shoulder and hip?
Ball and socket
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.
