ch 9 quiz

Question 1

How would you classify a suture in the skull according to its movement/function?

a. synarthrosis
b. synchondrosis
c. synostosis
d. syndesmosis

Answer 1

a. synarthrosis

Question 2

In a newborn infant, the large bones of the skull are joined by fibrous connective tissue. The joints are ______ and will grow, interlock, and form immovable bones called _______ joints.

a. synarthroses; gomphosis
b. symphyses; sutural
c. synchondroses; synostosis
d. syndesmoses; sutural

Answer 2

d. syndesmoses; sutural

Question 3

Which answer below is an example of an amphiarthrotic joint?

a. syndesmosis between the distal tibia and fibula
b. symphysis between pubic bones
c. symphysis between the vertebral bodies of the vertebral column
d. all of the above

Answer 3

d. all of the above

Question 4

If you were looking at a synchondrosis in a skeleton, you’d be looking at the _____.

a. joint between the first rib and manubrium
b. epiphyseal cartilage between epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone
c. pubic symphysis
d. both A and B

Answer 4

d. both A and B

Question 5

The vertebral column does not contain intervertebral discs between ________. The absence of discs is significant because ______.

a. sacral vertebrae; these vertebrae are fused
b. coccygeal vertebrae; these vertebrae are fused
c. the atlas and the axis; a disc would prevent rotation
d. all of the above

Answer 5

d. all of the above

Question 6

Which tissues or structures provide most of the stability for the shoulder joint?

a. bone and adipose
b. tendons and bones
c. fatty pads and muscles
d. ligaments and muscles

Answer 6

d. ligaments and muscles

Question 7

Which of these characteristics is NOT a component of synovial joints?

a. ends of opposing bones covered by articular cartilage
b. joint cavity enclosed by an articular capsule
c. synovial membrane made of dense regular connective tissue
d. synovial fluid

Answer 7

c. synovial membrane made of dense regular connective tissue

Question 8

Joints are classified structurally as _____, based on _____.

a. sutures, gomphoses, or synchondroses; locomotion
b. cartilaginous, fibrous, or synovial; material binding the joint
c. synarthroses, amphiarthroses, or diarthroses; amount of movement
d. monaxial, biaxial, or triaxial;
number of planes of movement

Answer 8

b. cartilaginous, fibrous, or synovial; material binding the joint

Question 9

Joints are classified functionally as _____, which is based on _____.

a. sutures, gomphoses, or synchondroses; location
b. cartilaginous, fibrous, or synovial; material binding the joint
c. synarthroses, amphiarthroses, or diarthroses; amount of movement
d. monaxial, biaxial, or triaxial;
number of planes of movement

Answer 9

c. synarthroses, amphiarthroses, or diarthroses; amount of movement

Question 10

The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments of the knee are distinctive in what way?

a. They tighten only when the knee is fully extended.
b. They are inside the joint capsule and prevent anterior and posterior movement of the femur.
c. They reinforce the joint’s posterior surface.
d. They work with the patellar ligament
to support the anterior surface
of the joint.

Answer 10

b. They are inside the joint capsule and prevent anterior and posterior movement of the femur.

Question 11

Which joints are considered pivot joints?

a. the joint between the tibia and fibula
b. the joint between the pollex and metacarpal I
c. the joints between the carpal bones
d. the joint at the proximal radius and ulna

Answer 11

d. the joint at the proximal radius and ulna

Question 12

Which of the following joints is a biaxial synovial condyloid joint?

a. the joint between metacarpal I and the thumb
b. the radiocarpal joint
c. the pivot joint at C1 and C2
d. the hinge joint between the proximal and medial phalanges

Answer 12

b. the radiocarpal joint

Question 13

When you do jumping jacks, which lower limb movements are necessary?

a. flexion and extension
b. abduction and adduction
c. flexion and abduction
d. plantar flexion and eversion

Answer 13

b. abduction and adduction

Question 14

Types of angular motion include which of these movements?

a. pronation and supination
b. circumduction
c. adduction and abduction
d. both B and C

Answer 14

d. both B and C

Question 15

A person standing on her toes is ____, while a person trying to kick his own gluteal region is _____.

a. plantar flexing; flexing his leg
b. dorsiflexing; extending his leg
c. everting her feet; flexing his thigh
d. inverting her feet; pronating
his leg

Answer 15

a. plantar flexing; flexing his leg

Question 16

Why is “clergyman’s knee” (a type of bursitis) common among carpet layers and roofers?

a. Their jobs demand locked knees for long periods of time.
b. They kneel often.
c. Bursitis is caused by skin abrasion as happens in their jobs.
d. There is lateral stress on the
knee in these occupations

Answer 16

b. They kneel often.

Question 17

After Terry injured his elbow, he noticed a large degree of motion between the radius and the ulna at the elbow. Which ligament did Terry damage?

a. radial collateral ligament
b. ulnar collateral ligament
c. annular ligament
d. interosseus membrane

Answer 17

c. annular ligament

Question 18

What symptoms would you expect to see in an individual who has damaged the menisci of the knee joint?

a. difficulty in locking the knee
b. inability to stabilize the joint
c. pain in the knee area
d. all of the above

Answer 18

d. all of the above

Question 19

Which ligament connects the occipital bone with the spinous process of all cervical vertebrae?

a. supraspinous ligament
b. ligamentum flavum
c. ligamentum nuchae
d. interspinous ligament

Answer 19

c. ligamentum nuchae

Question 20

A football player received a blow to the upper surface of his shoulder, causing a shoulder separation. What does this mean?

a. breaking of the clavicle and scapula
b. dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint
c. dislocation of the sternoclavicular joint
d. none of the above

Answer 20

b. dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint

Question 21

Why would joint immobility contribute to the degeneration of articular cartilages in the affected joint?

a. Synovial fluid nourishes the cartilage with nutrients and picks up waste products.
b. Blood flow would decrease within the cartilage.
c. Articular cartilage would absorb too much water.
d. Both A and B are correct.

Answer 21

a. Synovial fluid nourishes the cartilage with nutrients and picks up waste products.

Question 22

You have a young adult patient complaining of joint pain and inflammation. Her uric acid levels are abnormal. Your diagnosis is _____ and the cause is _____.

a. gouty arthritis; uric acid crystals in synovial fluid
b. rheumatoid arthritis; autoimmune
c. osteoarthritis; wear and tear of joints
d. herniated disc; rupture of the
anulus fibrosus

Answer 22

a. gouty arthritis; uric acid crystals in synovial fluid

Question 23

Which vertebral movements are involved in (a) looking at the ceiling, (b) bending your neck side to side, and (c) moving your chin to your chest?

a. (a) hyperflexion; (b) rotation; (c) flexion
b. (a) hyperextension; (b) extension; (c) rotation
c. (a) rotation; (b) lateral flexion; (c) flexion
d. (a) hyperextension; (b) lateral flexion;
(c) flexion

Answer 23

d. (a) hyperextension; (b) lateral flexion;

(c) flexion

Question 24

Menisci are not found in every synovial joint. Menisci are ________. Their function is ________.

a. another name for bursae; reducing friction
b. pads of fibrocartilage; subdividing a synovial cavity and allowing for variations in shape of articular surfaces
c. fat pads; protecting articular cartilage
d. specialized intracapsular ligaments;
reducing undesirable movements

Answer 24

b. pads of fibrocartilage; subdividing a synovial cavity and allowing for variations in shape of articular surfaces

Question 25

Where would you find the following ligaments: iliofemoral ligament, pubofemoral ligament, and ischiofemoral ligament?

a. hip joint
b. knee joint
c. shoulder joint
d. ankle joint

Answer 25

a. hip joint

Question 26

The relationships of the skeletal system to which other systems is critical for regulation of calcium and phosphate levels?

a. respiratory and lymphatic systems
b. integumentary and reproductive systems
c. endocrine and cardiovascular systems
d. digestive and urinary systems

Answer 26

d. digestive and urinary systems