Transcript Support and Locomotion

Support and Locomotion
Human Skeleton
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Joints 1
3
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Joints 2
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Major Joints of the Body
Joint
Type
Degrees of Freedom
Vertebrae
Amphiarthroidial
3
Hip
Ball-and-Socket
3
Shoulder
Ball-and-Socket
3
Knee
Condyloid
2
Wrist
Ellipsoid
2
Metacarpophalangeal (fingers)
Ellipsoid
2
Carpometacarpal (thumb)
Saddle
2
Elbow
Hinge
1
Radioulnar
Pivot
1
Atlantoaxial
Pivot
1
Ankle
Hinge
1
Interphalangeal
Hinge
1
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Bone structure
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Ossification
8
The Knee
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The lower leg
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Muscle structure
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Muscle structure 2
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Muscle structure 3
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Actin / myosin filaments
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Actin / myosin 2
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Contraction 1
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Contraction 2
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Contraction 3
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Contraction 4
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Review questions
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