Answer the following: (a) What is a ball and socket joint? (b) Which of the skull bones are movable?

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Answer the following:
(a) What is a ball and socket joint?
(b) Which of the skull bones are movable?
(c) Why can our elbow not move backwards?

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answered Jan 25, 2018 by sameer (82,980 points) 5 11 37
selected Jan 31, 2018 by sarthaks
 
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(a) A ball and socket joint is a moveable joint. It has a rounded end of one bone fit into the cavity (hollow space) of the other bone. It allows movement in all directions. Example: shoulder joints.
(b) Only the lower jaw in skull bones is movable.
(c) Elbow joint is an example of hinge joint which allows only back and forth movements. Therefore, we cannot move our elbow backwards.

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