MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

SKELETAL MUSCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where would you find a gliding joint?
A
Wrist and ankles
B
Knees and elbows
C
Along the entire spine
D
Hips and Shoulders
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The gliding joint is a synovial joint built between two bones that meet on flat articular surfaces allowing sliding or gliding motion. Example of a gliding joint is the wrist joint. Other gliding joints are the joints between two vertebras, ankle joints, acromioclavicular joints, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ankle is a large joint made up of three bones: The shin bone (tibia) The thinner bone running next to the shin bone (fibula) A foot bone that sits above the heel bone (talus)

Detailed explanation-3: -Gliding joints are found in the wrist and ankle. I n a gliding joint, the bones can only slide over each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gliding joints allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the joint up and down, left and right, and diagonally. They are present in the wrist.

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