joint

(noun)

Any part of the body where two bones join, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

Related Terms

Examples of joint in the following topics:

  • Muscles and Joints

    • Muscles and joints involve very interesting applications of statics.
    • This configuration is typical of skeletal muscles, bones, and joints in humans and other vertebrates.
    • Very large forces are also created in the joints.
    • Forces in muscles and joints are largest when their load is far from the joint.
    • An approximately equivalent mechanical system with the pivot at the elbow joint

  • Thermal Stresses

    • Railroad tracks and bridges, for example, have expansion joints to allow them to freely expand and contract with temperature changes .
    • Railroad tracks and roadways can buckle on hot days if they lack sufficient expansion joints.
    • Thermal expansion joints like these in the Auckland Harbour Bridge in New Zealand allow bridges to change length without buckling.

  • Fracture

    • Overweight people have a tendency toward bone damage due to sustained compressions in bone joints and tendons.