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.
A hinge joint is a joint that can only move back and forth like a  regular door. It allows the joint to bend and straighten, but does  not rotate. An example is the elbow jo â¦ int.   A hinge joint is one of several types of bone joints found in the  human body; it is used to connect the humerus and the ulna, which  are found in the arm.