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No, the knee is not an example of this. The knee is an example of a hinge joint along with your elbow. The hip and shoulder joints are examples of a ball and socket joint as it has movement in all directions. Your knee can only move up and down like the hinge on a door. Hence that is why it is called a hinge joint!
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoIn a car, the gas strut for your truck lid is usually a ball/socket connection and is easy to see/get to. Others in a car are the wiper motor/linkage is usually a ball/socket joint.
In the human body, the femur / Hip joint or the shoulder joint
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∙ 9y agoThe hip joint and the shoulder joint (also known as the glenohumeral joint) are the two ball-and-socket joints in the human body. These joints allow free motion in any plane in any combination.
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∙ 13y agoIn your pelvis, your ball and socket joint make up parts of your hips
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∙ 9y agoBall and socket joints are many and varied. In the human body the shoulder and elbow are forms of ball and socket. In auto use, the track rod end, controlling your steering is one.
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∙ 9y agoAutomotive ball joints and tie-rod joints.
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∙ 9y agoYes. The thigh bone connects to the hip that way.
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∙ 11y agohip joint and shoulder joint
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Where in the body are ball-and-socket joints found?
A ball and socket joint is also known as an enarthrodial joint and is found in only 2 places: the shoulder and the hip.
Where in the body is the ball and socket?
A human's shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint.
Where is the balloon and socket joint?
Balloon socket joint is not there in human body. You have ball and socket joint in your body. Shoulder joint and hip joint are the example of this type of joint.
What type of joint is the shoulder?
Shoulder and Hip Joints are both ball and socket joints.. :) :D xThe Shoulder joint is also called the glenohumeral joint ... and is the most freely movable joint in the human body.
What what is a ball and socket joint?
A ball and socket joint is a joint that can move all around, the joint is not limited to move in a certain way. For example a ball and socket joints on your body include; your shoulders, your ankels, & your wrists.
What joint allows the body to use the hips to climb the stairs?
Ball and socket:))))
Where on the body you find the ball and socket joint?
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Where is the ball-and-socket located in the body?
Hip joint.
What are the joints in your body?
The joints in our body is Pivot joint,Hinge joint,Gliding joints and Ball-and-Socket joint.
Where is the ball and socket joint found in the human body?
A human's shoulder joint is a ball and socket joint.
What joint allows the body to use the hips?
Ball and socket.
Name a ball and socket joint in your body?
Your shoulder.. Your hip..
