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What type of joint of knees?
The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus joint (a pivotal hinge joint).
Between the leg and the hip have a pivotal joint?
The joint between the leg and the hip is the hip joint, which is a ball-and-socket joint. This joint allows for a wide range of motion, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation of the leg. The hip joint is supported by a network of muscles, ligaments, and tendons that help stabilize the joint during movement.
Why is it possible to swing around the leg in circles at the hip joint but not at the knee joint?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint so it possible to move the leg around in a 360 degree circle. The knee joint is a pivotal hinge joint so it can only move backwards and forwards with slight rotation.
Why would a ball-and-socket joint at the knees create problems for walking?
There is not a ball and socket joint at the knee. It is a complex hinge joint. The knee joint begins to wear out from walking and carrying most of our weight. As we age, the socket may need to be replaced. If we walked up and down the Empire State Building 10,000 times, that is how much walking we will do in a life time.
Does the knee have the same kind of joint as the elbow?
the elbow is a hinge joint.. the knee is a hinge joint and it rotates. i m just reaching in my own mind.. so i have not looked anything up to answer this.. i do know the knee has incrediable shock absorbers called menicus in both the top and bottom of the joint.. these little disks of shock absorbing fluid take a lot more pressure than an elbow could provide.. that's my observations of those two joints..
What is the pivotal joint?
A pivotal joint is a joint in the skeletal system that allows rotary movement, which is why it is also referred to as a rotary joint.
Which of these locations would have a pivotal joint?
The space between skull and first vertebrae would have a pivotal joint.
Is your knee a fixed joint?
The knee is not a fixed joint it is a pivotal hinge joint; they are completely different a fixed joint barely moves where as a pivotal hinge joint moves in four directions.
Which of the following is an example of a pivotal joint?
the joint that joins the skull to the first vertebra
Which type of joint allows side to side movement and up-and-down movement?
pivotal
What type of joint is the knee?
pivotal hinge joint that allows flexion, extension as well as slight medial and lateral movement.
What type of joint of knees?
The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus joint (a pivotal hinge joint).
What is the functional classification of the tibiofemoral joint?
pivotal hinge joint or synovial diarthrodial biaxial joint
List out the types of movable joints?
Gliding joint Ball and socket joint Pivotal joint Hinge joint
What are Pivotal joint?
The anatomical pivotal joints are used to provide aid in your pivoting. Hope this helps.
What is the name of the joint in your knee?
Synovial pivotal hinge
What location have pivotal joint?
The skull to the first vertebra
