Ch 1: Joints

Question 1

The union/articulation of two structures

Answer 1

joint

Question 2

What are the 3 articulations of joints?

Answer 2

Cartilage to cartilage
Bone to bone
Bone to cartilage

Question 3

Joints allow variable amounts of _________

Answer 3

movement

Question 4

What are the functional classifications of joints?

Answer 4

Synarthroidial
Amphiarthrodial
Diarthrodial

Question 5

What are the structural classification of joints?

Answer 5

Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial

Question 6

A _______ classification is an organization of the joints based on how much movement they allow

Answer 6

Functional

Question 7

A ________ classification is an organization of joints based on how they are formed

Answer 7

Structural

Question 8

What functional classification has the least movement? And which one has the most?
Amphiarthroidal
Diarthroidal
Synarthrodial

Answer 8

Least - synarthrodial
Most - diarthrodial

Question 9

What structural classification has the least movement? And which one has the most?
Synovial
Cartilaginous
Fibrous

Answer 9

Least - fibrous
most - synovial

Question 10

What is the most immovable type of joint? What is it typically bound together by?

Answer 10

Synarthrodial/Fibrous Joints
Fibrous tissue

Question 11

What is an examples of a fibrous joint?

Answer 11

Suture in skull
Gomphosis: socket for tooth

Question 12

What is the socket for tooth allows minimal amount of movement called?

Answer 12

Gomphosis (fibrous joint)

Question 13

This joint allows limited (slight to moderate) movement

Answer 13

Amphiarthroidal/Cartilaginous joints

Question 14

What provides the union between two bones in a amphiarthroidal/cartilaginous joints?

Answer 14

Cartilage

Question 15

What are two examples of an amphiarthroidial/cartilaginous joint?

Answer 15

Synchondrosis joint and symphysis joint

Question 16

A joint where bones are joined by or united to hyaline cartilage (i.e., stenocostal joint)

Answer 16

synchondrosis joint

Question 17

The intervertebral disks are what type of joint?

Answer 17

Symphysis joint (i.e., amphiarthroidial/cartilaginous joint)

Question 18

This joint always includes a joint cavity containing synovial fluid around which is an articular capsule

Answer 18

Diarthroidial/Synovial Joints

Question 19

What is the most freely moveable joint type in the body?

Answer 19

Diarthroidial/Synovial Joints

Question 20

What are examples of diarthroidial/synovial joints?

Answer 20

Cricothyroid Joint (pivot joint)
Cricoarytenoid joint (saddle joint)
Condyloidal joint
Medial Atlanto joint (a pivot joint)

Question 21

What is the joint between the cricoid cartilage of the larynx and the thyroid cartilage of the larynx?

Answer 21

Cricothyroid joint (a pivot joint)

Question 22

What is the structure and function of the cricothyroid joint?

Answer 22

structure: synovial joint
function: muscle contraction allows the cricoid cartilage to rotate upward and the thyroid cartilage to rotate downward

Question 23

What is the joint between the cricoid cartilage of the larynx and the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx?

Answer 23

Cricoarytenoid joint (a saddle joint)

Question 24

What is the structure and function of the cricoarytenoid joint?

Answer 24

structure: synovial joint
function: muscle contraction allows rocking of the arytenoid cartilage and sliding of the arytenoid cartilage??

Question 25

What joint is between the mandible and temporal bone and has free movement for opening and closing plus some side to side movement?

Answer 25

Condyloidal joint

Question 26

What joint is between the first two vertebrae and allows rotation of the head to left and right?

Answer 26

Medial Atlanto joint (a pivot joint)