Latest news from Duxbury, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: English (31.7%), Irish (13.8%), German (8.2%), Italian (5.0%), British (4.9%), Slovak (2.9%). Current Local Time: EST time zone. Incorporated in 1637. Elevation: 36 feet. Land area: 2.17 square miles.
Hinge joints allow movement in one direction, as seen in the knees  and elbows and fingers.    FUNCTION: The purpose of joints is to provide movement for the  body.
The joints of the hand and wrist include hinge, gliding, condyloid and saddle joints. A hinge joint allows movement back and forth. In a gliding joint, the two surfaces of the bones are nearly flat. In a condyloid joint, an ovoid surface is received into an elliptical cavity.he joints of the hand and wrist include hinge, gliding, condyloid and saddle joints. A hinge joint allows movement back and forth. In a gliding joint, the two surfaces of the bones are nearly flat. In a condyloid joint, an ovoid surface is received into an elliptical cavity.