hinge joint
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A hinge joint, also known as a ginglymus joint, is a type of joint that allows for motion in only one plane, similar to the hinge of a door or box. This anatomical structure permits a backward-forward swinging motion.12
Classic examples of hinge joints include the joints between the bones of the fingers (phalanges) and the joint at the elbow, where the ulna and humerus articulate. These joints are a type of synovial joint, characterized by the presence of fluid that aids in movement.2
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skeletonJointsVarious types of strong hinge joints, easily contrived by an arthropod, also occur in vertebrates. The joint between the skull and the first vertebra in mammals is a strong hinge. A pair of occipital condyles on the skull that articulate against shallow concavities on the anterior face of the…
Read MoreVarious types of strong hinge joints, easily contrived by an arthropod, also occur in vertebrates. The joint between the skull and the first vertebra in mammals is a strong hinge. A pair of occipital condyles on the skull that articulate against shallow concavities on the anterior face of the…
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human skeletonLong bones of arms and legs…with the humerus a true hinge joint, in which the actions are flexion and extension. In this joint a large projection of the ulna, the olecranon, fits into the well-defined olecranon fossa, a depression of the humerus.
Read More…with the humerus a true hinge joint, in which the actions are flexion and extension. In this joint a large projection of the ulna, the olecranon, fits into the well-defined olecranon fossa, a depression of the humerus.
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