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Looseness in the joints allowing bones to move in ways other than intended is?
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∙ 12y ago
A; stretching
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What roles do joints play in the body?
without joints. you could not bend....elbows, hips, knees, anything
Are the bones joined at the joints?
No, the ligament -a tough band of tissue- holds bones together at joints.
What is an example of sliding joints?
Sliding joints are those which allow small sliding movements between the bones, for example, the vertebrae of the backbone, allowing the back to bend. The wrist is a pivot joint. Wrist bones
An internal boady system made up of bones and joints?
The skeletal system is made up of bones and joints.
Joints between the carpal bones are?
Carpal bones are gliding joints, so movement between them is multiaxial in that they can do every motion except pivot, only to a slight degree.
What type of joint is carpal-carpal?
The joints between the carpal bones in the ankles and wrists are known as Gliding Joints (a type of synovial joint). These joints work by allowing the bones to slide over each other, allowing smooth movements in multiple directions.
What is the synovial joint found between the carpals called?
The joints between the carpal bones in the ankles and wrists are known as Gliding Joints (a type of synovial joint). These joints work by allowing the bones to slide over each other, allowing smooth movements in multiple directions.
What roles do joints play in the body?
without joints. you could not bend....elbows, hips, knees, anything
What bones are joints?
No bones are joints.
Why are epiphyses covered in articular cartilage?
Because that is where it comes into contact with other bones and provides a low friction protective covering allowing for smooth painless movement of joints of the bones.
What unites the bones of the human body?
Joints. The joints connect the bones into place, so it is your bones that hurt when you get bad joints in old age.
What sports are condyloid joints used in?
This permits movement in two planes, allowing flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, and circumduction. Examples are: the wrist-joint, metacarpophalangeal joints ( metacarpal bones and the phalanges) and metatarsophalangeal joints (joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal phalanges of the toes). Sports: Baseball, tennis, soccer, horseback riding and anything that uses the hands and feet.
How do bones make the body move?
The bones make the body to move by forming joints with other bones, which allows the skeleton to be flexible, allowing movement.
Name three structures of the musculoskeletal system?
Bones: Provide support and protection to the body's organs and give structure to the body. Muscles: Tissues that contract and relax to allow movement of body parts. Joints: Where two or more bones meet, allowing for movement and flexibility in the body.
how are joints related to the bones?
Joints are the connections between bones that allow you to move.
What connects your bones to your joints?
Joints!
Are joints the points of contact between bones?
Yes, but there is 'stuff' between the bones in the joints.
