Question

write three differences between ball and socket joint and hinge joint

Answer 1

Answer:

1.) In a ball-and-socket joint, the ball-shaped surface of one bone fits into the cup-like shape of another. Examples of a ball-and-socket joint include the hip, and the shoulder.

2.) In a hinge joint, the ends of the bones are shaped in a way that allows motion in two directions, forward and backward. Examples of hinge joints are the knees and elbows.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Hinge joint

This joint moves like a hinge in one plane only just like the hinge of the door .

Example joint between humerus and ulna.

Ball - socket - joint

One end of a bone which is rounded and ball like fits into cup-like depression of another bone.

Example:Shoulder and hip joint