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That can be a difficult question to answer. Since mechanically all objects can have at most 6 degrees of freedom, the next question would be how many parts of the human body move. Nearly all parts in the human body can move, and if cells were counted in the answer would be astronomical. However some deduction can be used to reduce that number to a more manageable size. For instance if humans could control the individual cells, then the movements capable of being performed would be limitless and therefor not contained by the skeletal frame of the body. (Think about the shape shifters from Star Trek). Now that cells are out of the question, we are left with muscles and bones. Again this number can be reduced by analyzing the movement types. A person can generate movement from a muscle, however it is governed by the joints nearest that muscle. Therefore the muscles themselves don't have the afore mentioned six degrees of freedom, and can be looked at as mere extensions of the degrees of freedom of the nearest joint or joints. So what does this mean exactly? It means that all movements of the human body are coordinated movements of the joints, and all movements can start independently from any one joint. The human body contains 230 movable or slightly movable joints, and if there are six degrees of freedom for each of them it gives a total of 1380 DOF
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∙ 12y agothere at lest 4 ball and socket joints in the human body
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∙ 13y agoA Ball and Socket joint has 3 Degrees of Freedom.3-Rotational,0-Translational.
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∙ 12y agoThe gliding joint has two degrees of freedom. It can either go left and right(frontal plane) and forward and backwards(saggital plane). An example of the gliding joint is in the wrist.
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∙ 11y ago1st degree = flexion, extension
2nd degree = abduction, adduction
3rd degree = rotation
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∙ 11y agoThere are four ball and socket joints in the human body. The joints are in the shoulders (2) and hips (2).
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∙ 7y ago4, shoulders & hips.
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Are most joints in the human body synovial joints or ball and socket joints?
A ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint. Synovial joints are the most common in the human body.
Which two joints in the body are ball-in-socket joints?
Your shoulder and hip are both ball and socket joints.
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 is an anatomical example of a Ball and Socket Joint?
the hip and shoulder are examples of a ball-and-socket joint.
What are 4 joint types in the human body?
Ball and SocketHingePivotGlidingThere are more than three if I remember right. The joints are: ball and socket, hinge, saddle, and gliding joints.There are actually 6 types of joints in the body Hinge joints-your elbows Saddle joints-your thumb Ball and socket-your hips Pivot joints-your neck Gliding joints-your ankles Immovable joints- your skull
Are most joints in the human body synovial joints or ball and socket joints?
A ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint. Synovial joints are the most common in the human body.
What happened if ball and socket joints are present in neck?
You will gets paralized
Types of joints in human body?
Ball and socket joint,hinged joint,immovable joints,cartilagenous joints,semi mobile joints.
Where is the ball and socket joint in the human body?
At the shoulder and hip joints.
What type of joints are the hips and the shoulders?
Hip and shoulder are both Ball and Socket Joints
Which two joints in the body are ball-in-socket joints?
Your shoulder and hip are both ball and socket joints.
3 types of joints in the human skeltal?
hinge jointspivot
Ball and socket joints can be found in the?
Ball-and-socket joints can be found in the shoulders and hips.
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.
The ball and socket joints can be found in the .?
the ball and socket joints can be found in the shoulders and in the eyes.
What is an anatomical example of a Ball and Socket Joint?
the hip and shoulder are examples of a ball-and-socket joint.
What are 4 joint types in the human body?
Ball and SocketHingePivotGlidingThere are more than three if I remember right. The joints are: ball and socket, hinge, saddle, and gliding joints.There are actually 6 types of joints in the body Hinge joints-your elbows Saddle joints-your thumb Ball and socket-your hips Pivot joints-your neck Gliding joints-your ankles Immovable joints- your skull
