This statement was developed by the Public Health Nursing Definition Document Task Force. under the direction of the leadership of the Public Health Nursing Section of the American. Public Health Association. The statement was adopted by the Public Health Nursing Section.
A Hinged Expansion joint is an assembly designed to absorb angular rotation in the plane perpendicular to the hinge pins. The hardware consists of two hinged plates 180 Â° apart and joined to the end connection.
Types of Synovial Joints. The many synovial joints of the human body enable movement of various types, largely based on their shape. For example, the elbow and knees joints are classified as hinge joints and act like the hinges of a door, with one bone remaining stationary and the other bone moving along a single axis. The highly movable ball-and-socket joints of the shoulder and hip allow movement in all directions.