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chap 8 Articulations

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A joint that allows only a small amount of movement is called a(n) a) amphiarthrosis b) diarthrosis c) metarthosis d) synarthrosis a) amphiarthrosis
A freely moveable joint is classified as a a) amphiarthrosis b) diarthrosis c) gomphosis d) synarthrosis b) diarthrosis
Which of the following is a functional joint classification? a) fibrous b) cartilaginous c) synovial d) diarthrosis d) diarthrosis
Which represents the joints ranked from least movable to most movable? a) synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis b) diarthrosis, synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis c) synarthrosis, diarthrosis, amphiarthrosis d)amphiarthrosis, synarthrosis, diarthrosis a) synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis
Which of the following is a freely movable joint? a) amphiarthrosis b) synarthrosis c) diarthrosis d) fibrous c) diarthrosis
true/false Joints classifications are known as structural classifications when based on the degree of motion they allow false
An epiphyseal plate is an example of a a) symphysis b) syndesmosis c) synchondrosis d) gomphosis c) synchondrosis
Two bones joined by dense regular collagenous connective tissue form a a) condylar joint b) cartilaginous joint c) fibrous joint d) synovial joint c) fibrous joint
Which structural joint classification is held together by dense regular collagenous connective tissue? a) cartilaginous b) synovial c) fibrous d) amphiarthrosis c) fibrous
A synarthrosis that forms between adjacent bones of the skull is called a a) syndesmosis b) synchondrosis c) suture d) symphysis c) suture
Functionally, how are cartilaginous joints classified? a) synarthroses or diarthroses b) synarthroses or amphiarthroses c) fibrous or synovial d) amphiarthroses or diarthroses b) synarthroses or amphiarthroses
Which of the following is true about both symphyses and synchondroses? a) They do not have a joint cavity. b) They contain hyaline cartilage. c) They are fibrous joints. d) They are amphiarthroses. a) they do not have a joint cavity
Which of the following is/are classified as fibrous joints? a) synchondroses and symphyses b) synovial joints c) sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses d) diarthroses c) sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses
What fiber is commonly associated with fibrous joints? a) elastic b) keratin c) collagen d) reticular c) collagen
The most moveable fibrous joints are the a) sutures b) gomphoses c) symphyses d) syndesmoses d) syndesmoses
Syndesmosis is to ligament as symphysis is to: a) suture b) dense regular collagenous connective tissue c) gomphosis d) fibrocartilage d) fibrocartilage
Classify these joints to the correct structural classification: sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses. a) cartilaginous b) amphiarthrosis c) synovial d) fibrous d) fibrous
Which of the following is NOT a feature of cartilaginous joints? a)do not have a joint cavity. b)Articulating bones are held together by cartilage. c)contain dense regular collagenous connective tissue. d)allow little to no motion c) these joints contain dense regular collagenous connective tissue
Which of the following is NOT a component of synovial joints? a) articular capsule b) adipose tissue c) epiphyseal plate cartilage d) synovial fluid c) epiphyseal plate cartilage
A herniated disc of the vertebral column would be an injury affecting a a) gomphosis b) synchondrosis c) suture d) symphysis d) symphysis
Which of the following is NOT a function of synovial fluid? a) absorbs shock b) provides nutrients to cells in the joint cavity c)provides wastes to cells in the joint cavity d) lubricates the joint c) provides wastes to cells in the joint cavity
Which of the following is part of a synovial cavity? a) bursa b) synovial membrane c) tendon d) ligament b) synovial membrane
Which statement best describes tendon sheaths? a) help anchor tendon to muscle. b)protect long tendons as they course over and around synovial joints. c)connect one bone to another to strengthen . d)lined with dense irregular connective tissue. b) protect long tendons as they course over and around synovial joints.
The anterior cruciate ligament anchors the tibia bone to: a) a bursa b) another bone c) a muscle d) a ligament b) another bone
true/ false: Synovial joints are different from cartilaginous and fibrous joints due to the presence of a joint (synovial) cavity. true
What type of joint allows motion around only one axis? a) non axial b) multiaxial c) biaxial d) uniaxial d) uniaxial
Where would a gliding movement most likely occur? a) atlantoaxial joint in the neck b) hip joint c) elbow joint d) between the intercarpal joints of the wrist d) between the inter carpal joints of the wrist
Classify the elbow, which acts like a hinge and allows motion in only one perpendicular plane. a) monoaxial joint b)uniaxial joint c) biaxial joint d) multiaxial joint b) uniaxial joint
In the knee joint, the medial meniscus is: a) dense regular collagenous connective tissue. b) fibrocartilage c) elastic cartilage d) hyaline cartilage b) fibrocartilage
What is a function of ACL of knee joint? a)prevents tibia from moving too far anteriorly on femur b)prevents " " laterally on femur c)prevents " " from displacing itself posteriorly from femur d)prevents " " from moving too far medially on femur a) prevents the tibia from moving too far anteriorly on femur
true/false The knee joint is the most freely moving joint in the human body. false
Which of the following is NOT a subclass of a fibrous joint? a) synchondrosis b) gomphosis c) suture d) syndesmosis a) synchondrosis
Which type of fibrous joint is found between bones of the cranium? a) syndesmosis b) synovial c) synchondrosis d) suture d) suture
Which of the following is a cartilaginous joint? a) synchondrosis b) suture c) syndesmosis d) gomphosis a) synchondrosis
Which of the following cartilaginous joints functions primarily in protection and shock absorption of the spinal column? a) intervertebral disc b) costochondral joint c) epiphyseal plate d) pubic symphysis a) intervertebral disc
true/false: Symphysis joints provide no movement and are functionally classified as synarthroses. false
What part of the joint cavity lubricates the joint, supplies nutrients and removes metabolic wastes, and absorbs shock? a) ligament b) synovial fluid c) adipose tissue d) articular cartilage b) synovial fluid
What do ligaments connect together? a) cartilage and bone b) bones c) bone and muscle d) muscles b) bones
Flexion and extension are types of a) rotational movements b) angular movements c) special movements d) gliding movements b) angular movements
true/false: Opposition and reposition occur only at the thumb or the first carpometacarpal joint. true
What type of joint is a ball-and-socket joint? a) biaxial joint b) uniaxial joint c) non axial joint d) multiaxial joint d) multiaxial
The elbow and knee joints are similar in that their primary motions are a) abduction and adduction b) inversion and eversion c) flexion and extension d) rotation and circumduction c) flexion and extension
Which joint is associated with the rotator cuff, a group of muscles and their tendons? a) shoulder b) elbow c) knee d) hip a) shoulder
Functionally, how are cartilaginous joints classified? a) fibrous or synovial b) amphiarthroses or diarthroses c) synarthroses or amphiarthroses d) synarthroses or diarthroses c) synarthroses or amphiarthroses
What best describes cartilaginous joints? a) little, if any, motion b) joint cavity c) free range of motion d) presence of synovial fluid in the joint cavity a) little, if any, motion
Which of the following cartilaginous joints is found only in young, growing people? a) costochondral joint b) intervertebral disc c) epiphyseal plate d) pubic symphysis c) epiphyseal plate
What feature is NOT part of the synovial joint? a) tendon sheath b) articular capsule c) articular cartilage d) synovial fluid a) tendon sheath
Bursa? a)dense regular collagenous connective tissue. b)synovial fluid-filled structure lined with synovial membrane c)hyaline cartilage; provides smooth surface where bones articulate d)connects 1 bone to another;strengthen and reinforce bones b) A bursa is a synovial fluid-filled structure lined with synovial membrane on its inner surface.
Which movement opposes adduction? a) extension b) flexion c) abduction d) rotation c) abduction
What movement decreases the angle between the foot and tibia as the toes are pulled up toward the head? a) dorsiflexion b) pronation c) inversion d) plantar flexion a) dorsiflexion
Which type of synovial joint is the simplest and least mobile? a) plane joint b) ball-and-socket joint c) saddle joint d) hinge joint a) plane joint
What movement would you expect to see in a pivot joint? a) flexion b) rotation c) abduction d) opposition b) rotation
A ballerina who stands on the tips of her toes is performing a) plantar flexion b) eversion c) dorsiflexion d) inversion a) plantar flexion
The anterior cruciate ligament anchors the tibia bone to a) a bursa b) muscle c) ligament d) another bone d) another bone
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