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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 |