One simple example is to try combing your hair without bending your arm at the elbow, which will prove impossible. You would need a friend willing to comb your hair for you!
The knee is the elbow is not
The elbow is a hinge joint.
The three joints that make up the elbow are the radiohumeral, proximal radioulnar and the ulnohumeral.
The three main types of joints in the body are: ball-and-socket joints (hip and shoulder), hinge joints (knee and elbow), and pivot joints (neck).
Amphriatriodal
the elbow and knee are hinge joints
In our joints our hinge joints are located between two bone our hinge joint is our elbow.
elbow joint
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They are examples of bones and joints.
They are examples of bones and joints.
The elbow and knee joints are hinge joints, allowing movement in a single plane (flexion and extension). This design enables the joints to bend and straighten, facilitating basic movements like bending and straightening the arm or leg.