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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!!!
Bending a joint is what kind of movement?
Bending a joint is a flexion movement. It decreases the angle between two body parts (such as the thigh and calf at the knee joint).
What are the names of the two joints that make up the knee joint?
The two joints that make up the knee joint are the tibiofemoral joint and the patellofemoral joint.
What is the largest and most complex synovial joint?
The largest and most complex synovial joint in the human body is the knee joint. It is classified as a hinge joint and allows for flexion and extension, as well as slight rotation. The knee joint is made up of the femur, tibia, and patella bones, as well as several ligaments and menisci to stabilize and support the joint.
What type of joint is found at the knee?
The knee joint is a hinge joint, allowing movement in one plane like a door hinge. It is classified as a synovial joint, allowing for flexion and extension of the leg. The knee joint is formed by the articulation of the femur, tibia, and patella.
What kind of joint is a knee joint?
synovial
What kind of a joint is a knee cap?
A hinge joint.
What kind of joints in the knees?
The knee is a hinge 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 joint in the middle of your leg?
knee
What kind of joint is the knee?
Anatomically: pivotal hinge jointStructurally: synovial jointFunctionally: uniaxial jointThe knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the femur and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest and most complicated joint in the human body.The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus (i.e. a pivotal hinge joint), which permits flexion and extension as well as a slight medial and lateral rotation.
How can damaging the ligaments in a knee affect the knee joint?
It can make the joint unstable.
What muscles attach to the knee joint?
the muscle that is attached to the knee joint is the HINGE
What joint in the body is most susceptible to sports injuries?
knee joint
What joint is superior to the knee?
In anatomy "superior" means above, as in if someone is standing up the hip is above the knee. The hip joint is the first joint higher than the knee, so it is the first joint "superior" to the knee.
Bending a joint is what kind of movement?
Bending a joint is a flexion movement. It decreases the angle between two body parts (such as the thigh and calf at the knee joint).
Is the knee joint a fixed joint?
no
