CH9

Question 1

lateral and medial excursion are movements unique to…

Answer 1

the mandible

Question 2

which of the following is least movable; diarthrosis, synostosis, symphysis, syndesmosis, or condylar joint?

Answer 2

a synostosis

Question 3

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?

Answer 3

dorsiflexion and inversion

Question 4

which of the following joints cannot be circumducted; trapeziometacarpal, metacarpophalangeal, glenohumeral, coxal, or interphalangeal?

Answer 4

interphalangeal

Question 5

which of the following terms denotes a general condition that includes the other four; gout, arthritis, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 5

rheumatism

Question 6

in the adult, the ischium and pubis are united by; synchondrosis, diarthrosis, synostosis, an amphiartrhrosis, a symphysis

Answer 6

a synostosis

Question 7

articular discs are found only in certain; synostoses, symphyses, diarthroses, synchondroses, amphiarthroses

Answer 7

diarthroses

Question 8

which of the following joints has anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments; shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, ankle?

Answer 8

the knee

Question 9

to bend backward at the waist involves ___ of the vertebral column

Answer 9

hyperextension

Question 10

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…

Answer 10

abduction

Question 11

the lubricant of a diarthrosis is ___

Answer 11

synovial fluid

Question 12

a fluid filled sac that eases the movement of a tendon over a bone is called a ___

Answer 12

bursa

Question 13

a ___ joint allows one bone to swivel on another

Answer 13

pivot

Question 14

___ is the science of movement

Answer 14

kinesiology

Question 15

the joint between a tooth and the mandible is called a ___

Answer 15

gomphosis

Question 16

in a ___ suture, the articulating bones have interlocking wavy margins, somewhat like a dovetail joint in carpentry

Answer 16

serrate

Question 17

in kicking a football, what type of action does the knee joint exhibit?

Answer 17

extension

Question 18

the angle through which a joint can move is called its ___

Answer 18

range of motion

Question 19

a person with degenerative joint disorder would most likely be treated by a physician called a ____

Answer 19

rheumatologist

Question 20

the femur is prevented from slipping sideways off the tibia in part by a pair of cartilages called the lateral and medial ___

Answer 20

menisci