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Brief and Straightforward Guide: What Does it Mean to be Double Jointed? ... However, these meanings are myths. All human beings have the same number of bones and joints, all of which have similar capacities for movement. So what does it really mean to be double jointed?
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www.wisegeek.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-double-jointed...
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Here are some of the genetically-influenced traits we study in lab. ... Double jointed people can place their palms flat on the table, with their forearms at a 90-degree angle to their palms, and still raise their fingers from the tabletop.
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As members of the same species, the vast majority of humans have the same number of bones and joints. While it's true that some people have more flexibility in their joints than others, the expression "double-jointed" implies something that isn’t true.
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www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/W/9273/35323/403921.html?...
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Hypermobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypermobility (also called double-jointedness , hypermobility syndrome or hyperlaxity ) describes joints that stretch farther than is normal. For example, some hypermobile people can bend their...
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In day-to-day life they are often referred to as 'double jointed', although they have the same number of joints as everyone else! ... It is an inherited condition in which the substance of tendons and ligaments (connective tissue), binding muscle, joints and bones, has too much elasticity.
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www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/musclesjoints/203198.html
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Subject: Does being double jointed mean you have 2 joints? ... Date: Sat Oct 28 01:28:40 2000; Posted by Jessica Quick; Grade level: 10-12 School: Sultana High School; City: ... Why are some people double jointed and others aren't? What makes enables us to actually be "double jointed"? Thank You -Jessica...
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People who are double jointed have the same amount of joints as anyone else, but the ligaments in their bodies are particularly spongy, which allows these people to bend themselves in unique, (and often GROSS) manners. ... How many bones have been broken in your body?
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He was broad-shouldered and double-jointed, with short curly black hair, and a bluff but not unpleasant countenance, having a mingled air of fun and arrogance From his Herculean frame and great powers of limb he had received the nickname of BROM BONES, by which he was universally known.
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www.thefreedictionary.com/double-jointed
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Double-jointed people don’t really have two joints. Any joint, like the thumb joint or the shoulder, can be called “double-jointed” if the tendons and ... bones, double jointed people, flexible joints, ligaments and tendons, muscles, natural flexibility, range of motion, sockets, tendons and ligaments, thumb...
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