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How do joints allow movement?
The two main functions of joints are for support and movement. Joints allow you to move your body and to support it and hold the bones together.
How does your femur help you move?
The femur is almost verticle and strong bone. It can bear the lot of weight. It is slightly convex anteriorly. That gives you added advantage in weight bearing. Convexity on anterior side, enable you to to tolerate the trauma from the front side in better way. There is an angle between the head neck portion and shaft of the femur. That shift the location of the femur away from the hip bone. This arrangement shifts the line of weight transmission towards side way. Then you have the ball and socket type of joint at the hip joint. That allows all types of movement across the joint. You have the knee joint to give you hinge joint. This allows for bending the knee more or less. Together with these features the femur is architectural marvel.
Why do wrist guards help us?
Wrist guards provide support and stability to the wrist joint, reducing the risk of sprains and fractures during physical activity or sports that put stress on the wrists. They also help to absorb impact and distribute pressure more evenly across the wrist, offering protection against impact-related injuries.
Is the hinge joint strong?
A hinge joint allows bones to only move back and forth a ball and socket joint joint allows your arm to move in all directions.The ball and socket joint can rotate around. The hinge joint can only move up and down. Your ankle is a b&s joint, Your leg is a hinge joint.Ball-socket-joints allow your bones to have circular movement. Your shoulder and your hip have a ball-socket-joints,but the hinge joint lets your bones move backward and forward,the way a door moves. Your elbows,knees and fingers have hinge joints
What allows us to pinpoint locations on the surface of the earth?
gps
What is axis on atlas movement in neck?
The axis is the second cervical vertebra (C2) in the neck region, which forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra (C1) called the atlantoaxial joint. This joint allows for rotation of the head from side to side, giving us a wider range of movement in the neck.
What kinds of joints are there?
There are many types of joints. One is the ball and socket joint. It allows us to swing our arms in circles. Second is the hinge joint. It is found in our knee. It works like the hinge on a door. It allows our leg to move back and forth in one direction.
Why are pivot joints called pivot joints?
Pivot means to turn. A pivot joint turns around a ring. The best example is the ring of bone that the atlas vertebra makes and the "finger" of the dens vertebra. The joint allows us to turn our heads. The atlas holds the head. In mythology Atlas held the world on his shoulders. The dens is called this because it has a "tooth" like structure. (dens as in dental).
What joint allows us to lower and raise head?
its not any joint, its the size of a penis(for females)/ yummyness of the vagina (for males) which causes the head of opposite sex move their head (pleasurably aroused ofcourse).
Which of the following examples illustrates a pivot joint in use?
A pivot joint in use can be illustrated by the movement of the neck. The neck contains several vertebrae that are connected by pivot joints, which allow the neck to rotate and move in different directions. For example, when you turn your head to the left or right, the pivot joints in your neck allow your head to rotate on your shoulders. This is an example of a pivot joint in use.
What type of joint is the thumb joint?
The thumb joint is a saddle joint, which allows for a wider range of movement compared to other types of joints. This type of joint allows the thumb to move in multiple directions, facilitating activities like grasping and pinching.
What is the largest Hinge joint in the human body?
The knee is the largest hinge joint in the human body. It allows for flexion and extension movements, enabling us to walk, run, and perform various activities that involve bending and straightening the leg.
How does the saddle joint help us in our daily life?
The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a saddle joint. It makes the thumb opposable allowing us to manipulate tools and to grip.
What types of pivot joints are there in your body?
There are not two types of pivot joints, there are two pivot joints: one between the atlas and the axis of the of the cervical vertebrae, the second is in the elbows between the radius in the ulna.
Which headline refers to a power granted only to the Federal Government by the US Constitution?
"new laws allows right turn at red light"
Where can you not make a you-turn?
(in the US) The traffic regulations of each individual jurisdiction make it impossible to answer this question. You must find out what your state and/or city allows. You may not make a U-Turn in front of a fire station.
The U.S Army and U.S Navy are under the same jurisdiction?
The US Army and the US Navy are both in the Department of Defense. In the chain of command, they report to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who reports to the Secretary of Defense, who in turn reports to the President.
