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The ball and socket joint is similar to the movement of a joystick on a video game controller, allowing for a wide range of motion in multiple directions. It can also be compared to the movement of a door hinge, which provides stability and support while allowing for rotational movement.
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What type of joint allows the shoulder to rotate?
The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint, allowing for a wide range of motion including rotation. The humerus bone fits into the shallow socket of the scapula, allowing for rotation along with other movements.
What are 3 joints?
ball & socket joint , gliding joint , hinge joint
What is a swivel joint in your body?
You don't have any such joint in your body. Hinge joint, gliding joint, pivot joint, ball and socket, and saddle joint are the ones found. Perhaps you mean pivot. Look here for more information: http://jeffsims.net/flash/skeleton.html
Are ellipsoid joints the same as condyloid joints?
no it is not. A condyloid joint is more like the ball and socket joint, but more slight. A saddle joint is two concave surfaces on top of each other, like a saddle
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.
What type of joint allows the shoulder to rotate?
The shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint, allowing for a wide range of motion including rotation. The humerus bone fits into the shallow socket of the scapula, allowing for rotation along with other movements.
The joint in your shoulder is an example of a?
The joint in your shoulder is an example of a ball-and-socket joint, allowing for a wide range of motion in multiple directions.
Type of joint found in the sholder and hip?
Ball and socket joints are found in the shoulder and hip. These joints allow for a wide range of motion in multiple directions, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation. The rounded head of the bone fits into the cup-shaped socket of the other bone in these joints.
Is ankle a hinge joint or a ball and socket joint?
Ankle is a hinge joint. As it has 'pulley' shaped articular surfaces. Strong medial and lateral ligaments. And permits only two types of movements. Dorsiflexion and planter flex-ion. Movements are allowed in one plane around single axis.
Does the hip joint allow a greater freedom of movement than the shoulder joint?
No, the shoulder joint allows a greater freedom of movement than the hip joint. The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint, allowing for a wider range of motion compared to the hip joint, which is a ball-and-socket joint with more restricted movements due to its stronger and more stable structure.
What type of joint is your shoulders?
The shoulder joint is a ball-and-socket joint, formed by the head of the upper arm bone (humerus) fitting into a shallow socket within the shoulder blade (scapula). This joint allows for a wide range of motion in multiple directions.
What is the other name for shoulder?
gleno-humeral joint Gleno - named after the "socket" where the "ball" of the humerus fits in
What is the largest ball and socket joint?
Synovial joint is another name for it.the ball-and-socket joint allow the greatest rang of motion. The ball-and-socket joint in your shoulder allows you to swing your arm freely in a circle. and did you know hips also has a ball-and-socket joint
What happened if there were a ball and socket joint in neck?
If there were a ball and socket joint in the neck, it would allow for a greater range of motion compared to the current hinge-like structure of the vertebrae. This increased mobility could result in a higher risk of injury due to the neck being less stable. Additionally, the ball and socket joint may interfere with other crucial structures in the neck, such as blood vessels and nerves.
What are 3 joints?
ball & socket joint , gliding joint , hinge joint
What is a swivel joint in your body?
You don't have any such joint in your body. Hinge joint, gliding joint, pivot joint, ball and socket, and saddle joint are the ones found. Perhaps you mean pivot. Look here for more information: http://jeffsims.net/flash/skeleton.html
How does a ball and socket work?
As the name suggests the ball and socket joint is composed of a round knob at the end of one bone that fits into a socket in. An other bone. The ball can. Rotate in the socket to produce a variety of motions. The hips and shoulders are the main examples of this type of joint. Other types of joint allow motion in fewer directions.
