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That can be a difficult question to answer. Since mechanically all objects can have at most 6 degrees of freedom, the next question would be how many parts of the human body move. Nearly all parts in the human body can move, and if cells were counted in the answer would be astronomical. However some deduction can be used to reduce that number to a more manageable size. For instance if humans could control the individual cells, then the movements capable of being performed would be limitless and therefor not contained by the skeletal frame of the body. (Think about the shape shifters from Star Trek). Now that cells are out of the question, we are left with muscles and bones. Again this number can be reduced by analyzing the movement types. A person can generate movement from a muscle, however it is governed by the joints nearest that muscle. Therefore the muscles themselves don't have the afore mentioned six degrees of freedom, and can be looked at as mere extensions of the degrees of freedom of the nearest joint or joints. So what does this mean exactly? It means that all movements of the human body are coordinated movements of the joints, and all movements can start independently from any one joint. The human body contains 230 movable or slightly movable joints, and if there are six degrees of freedom for each of them it gives a total of 1380 DOF
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Are most joints in the human body synovial joints or ball and socket joints?
Most joints in the human body are synovial joints. Synovial joints are the most common type of joint, allowing for various types of movement due to the presence of synovial fluid. Ball and socket joints, such as the hip and shoulder joints, are a specific type of synovial joint characterized by a spherical head fitting into a cup-like socket.
In a human body how many ball and socket joints are in the pelvis?
There are two. They are at the point where the femurs and the pelvis join.
Where in the body are ball-and-socket joints found?
Ball-and-socket joints are found in the human body at the hip and shoulder joints. These joints allow for a wide range of motion in multiple directions due to the spherical head of one bone fitting into the cup-shaped socket of another bone.
Which of your movable joints are ball and socket joints?
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint. The hip is also.
Which two joints in the body are ball-in-socket joints?
The hip joint and the shoulder joint are the two joints in the body that are considered ball-in-socket joints. These joints allow for a wide range of motion in multiple directions due to the spherical shape of the ball-like bone fitting into the socket-like bone.
What happened if ball and socket joints are present in neck?
You will gets paralized
Are most joints in the human body synovial joints or ball and socket joints?
Most joints in the human body are synovial joints. Synovial joints are the most common type of joint, allowing for various types of movement due to the presence of synovial fluid. Ball and socket joints, such as the hip and shoulder joints, are a specific type of synovial joint characterized by a spherical head fitting into a cup-like socket.
Where is the ball and socket joint in the human body?
At the shoulder and hip joints.
What type of joints are the hips and the shoulders?
Hip and shoulder are both Ball and Socket Joints
Ball and socket joints can be found in?
Ball and socket joints can be found in the human body at the hip and shoulder joints. They allow for a wide range of motion in multiple directions, including rotation.
Ball and socket joints can be found in the?
Ball-and-socket joints can be found in the shoulders and hips.
How many ball joints are in the body?
4: the shoulder joints and the hip joints.
The ball and socket joints can be found in the .?
the ball and socket joints can be found in the shoulders and in the eyes.
What are 3 joints?
ball & socket joint , gliding joint , hinge joint
In a human body how many ball and socket joints are in the pelvis?
There are two. They are at the point where the femurs and the pelvis join.
Where in the body are ball-and-socket joints found?
Ball-and-socket joints are found in the human body at the hip and shoulder joints. These joints allow for a wide range of motion in multiple directions due to the spherical head of one bone fitting into the cup-shaped socket of another bone.
Which of your movable joints are ball and socket joints?
The shoulder is a ball and socket joint. The hip is also.
