CH9 Flashcards
lateral and medial excursion are movements unique to…
the mandible
which of the following is least movable; diarthrosis, synostosis, symphysis, syndesmosis, or condylar joint?
a synostosis
which of the following movements are unique to the foot; dorsiflexion and inversion, elevation and depression, circumduction and rotation, abduction and adduction, or opposition and reposition?
dorsiflexion and inversion
which of the following joints cannot be circumducted; trapeziometacarpal, metacarpophalangeal, glenohumeral, coxal, or interphalangeal?
interphalangeal
which of the following terms denotes a general condition that includes the other four; gout, arthritis, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis?
rheumatism
in the adult, the ischium and pubis are united by; synchondrosis, diarthrosis, synostosis, an amphiartrhrosis, a symphysis
a synostosis
articular discs are found only in certain; synostoses, symphyses, diarthroses, synchondroses, amphiarthroses
diarthroses
which of the following joints has anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments; shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle?
the knee
to bend backward at the waist involves ___ of the vertebral column
hyperextension
if you sit on a sofa then raise your left arm to rest it on the back of the sofa, your left shoulder joint undergoes primarily…
abduction
the lubricant of a diarthrosis is ___
synovial fluid
a fluid filled sac that eases the movement of a tendon over a bone is called a ___
bursa
a ___ joint allows one bone to swivel on another
pivot
___ is the science of movement
kinesiology
the joint between a tooth and the mandible is called a ___
gomphosis
in a ___ suture, the articulating bones have interlocking wavy margins, somewhat like a dovetail joint in carpentry
serrate
in kicking a football, what type of action does the knee joint exhibit?
extension
the angle through which a joint can move is called its ___
range of motion
a person with degenerative joint disorder would most likely be treated by a physician called a ____
rheumatologist
the femur is prevented from slipping sideways off the tibia in part by a pair of cartilages called the lateral and medial ___
menisci
