Edexcel GCSE Physical Education · 1PE0
Specification 1.1.4 · Paper 1
Revise: Classification of jointsA pivot joint allows rotation around a single axis. A rounded part of one bone turns within a ring formed by another bone and a ligament.
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GCSE Physical Education · key term
A joint that allows rotation around a single axis, such as the joint between the atlas and axis in the neck.
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Specification 1.1.4 · Paper 1
Revise: Classification of jointsA pivot joint allows rotation around a single axis. A rounded part of one bone turns within a ring formed by another bone and a ligament.
Give the precise location of the neck pivot joint: between the atlas and axis, the first two vertebrae.
Distinguish the wrist joint, which is condyloid, from the pivot joints that allow the forearm to turn.
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