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What joints do you use to turn your head side to side?
The Cervical (neck) vertebrae.
What are the names of the three joints in your body?
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).
When you have a car crash why do people get neck injuries?
A crash can cause your head to whip back and forth. This is hard on the muscles, bones, and joints in the neck.
What is jonit in your neck is it a ball snd socket or a plane jonit or a hinge jonit?
The joint in your neck is a combination of various types of joints, including ball-and-socket joints in the cervical spine and plane joints between the vertebrae. These joints allow for the range of motion and flexibility needed in the neck.
Is a neck a joint?
The neck is indeed a gliding joint. This is because it does not have to move in rigid movements in any particular direction.
What is the thing that is in between your head and shoulder's?
...your neck??
Why is the name pivot given for pivot joints?
Pivot means to turn. A dancer can turn on 1 foot. You can turn on your foot look behind you. Your pivot joints is between the first and second cervical vertebrae (neck). This joint allows you to turn your head.
What three joints are mostly to need support with a pillow or bolster during massage?
ankles, knees, head/neck
Type of joints found in the neck?
The neck contains several types of joints, including the atlas and axis vertebrae which form the atlantoaxial joint allowing for rotation and nodding movements, as well as synovial joints between the cervical vertebrae that allow for flexion, extension, and lateral bending. Additionally, there are joints between the sternocleidomastoid muscles and the skull which allow for head rotation and tilting movements.
What are pivotal joints functions?
Pivotal joints allow for rotation around a central axis, such as the neck and forearm, enabling movements like rotation and turning. These joints are crucial for activities such as nodding the head, twisting the forearm, or shaking the head.
What is the part of the body between the head and chest?
neck
What is the space between your chin and your chest called?
The space between your chin and your chest is called your Neck. The neck is the part of a person's body that connects the head to the rest of the body, and also links the spinal cord to the brain.
