EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

SKELETAL SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which pair of joints has the most in common?
A
Your ankle joints and your shoulder joints
B
The joints in your spine and your hip joints
C
Your elbow joints and your knee joints
D
Your wrist joints and your shoulder joints
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Knee joints and elbow joints are examples of hinge joints. A hinge joint is a common class of synovial joint that includes the ankle, elbow, and knee joint. Hinge joints are formed between two or more bones where the bones can only move along one axis.

Detailed explanation-2: -[3][4] The hinge joints of the body include the elbow, knee, interphalangeal (IP) joints of the hand and foot and the tibiotalar joint of the ankle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Diarthroses (freely movable), also known as synovial joints, are defined as containing synovial fluid that allows for all parts of the joint to move against each other. Synovial joints are the most common joint in the body and are the type of joint that most people are familiar with.

Detailed explanation-4: -The knee and elbow are corresponding joints in the lower and upper limbs. The extension of each is produced by a complicated muscle mass acting through a single tendon.

Detailed explanation-5: -A synovial joint is a kind of joint which is found between two bones that move against each other, like joints of limbs. For example, shoulder, hip, elbow and knee.

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