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Click image to see larger image	Wrist joints
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Observations	An x-ray of a human wrist.
Explanations	The human wrist is an example of a gliding joint. Gliding joints move only in two directions-side to side and forward and backward.
California Standards	Specialized structures
National Standards	Personal health
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Human body Bones and skeletons Investigating human systems
Related Sets	Joints
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Publisher	None Aug 29 2006
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This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.