Chapter 7: Joints Flashcards
A joint that has a ………. fit offers a great amount of movement and is ………. likely to become dislocated.
a. tight - less
b. tight - more
c. loose - less
d. loose - more
e. flexible - less
d. loose - more
An example of a fibrous joint in which the bones are immovable in an adult is a…
a. suture
b. syndesmosis
c. synovial joint
d. symphysis
e. synchondrosis
a. suture
Pulling out a tooth would disarticulate which type of joint?
a. symphysis
b. synovial
c. gomphosis
d. cartilaginous
e. suture
gomphosis
Which of the following is NOT a function of synovial fluid?
a. it acts as a lubricant.
b. it helps strengthen the joint.
c. it reduces friction.
d. it provides nutrients to the tissues around the joints.
e. it removes metabolic wastes.
b. it helps strengthen the joint.
articular cartilage and bursae would most likely be found in which of the following?
a. a gomphosis
b. a suture
c. the pubic symphysis
d. the knee
e. a synchondrosis
d. the knee
at a synovial joint, the articulating bones are held together and strengthened by the…
a. bursae
b. articular cartilage
c. synovial fluid
d. synovial membrane
e. articular capsule
e. articular capsule
The joints between the vertebrae and the joint between the hip bones are examples of which joint type?
a. synovial
b. symphysis
c. fibrous
d. synchondrosis
e. suture
b. symphysis
Match the following with the right joint:
………..: the joint between the atlas and axis
pivot joint
Match the following with the right joint:
………..: allows gliding movements
plane joint
Match the following with the right joint:
………..: the joint between the carpal and metacarpal of the thumb
saddle joint
Match the following with the right joint:
………..: hip joint
ball-and-socket joint
Match the following with the right joint:
………..: knee joint
hinge joint
which of the following diarthrotic joints allows for the greatest degree of movement?
a. ball-and-socket
b. hinge
c. condyloid
d. pivot
e. saddle
a. ball-and-socket
as your leg moves in the most anterior position to kick a ball, the femur will be ……… and the knee ……….
a. extended - flexed
b. extended - extended
c. extended - hyperextended
d. flexed - extended
e. flexed - flexed
d. flexed - extended
Shaking your head to indicate “yes” involves ……….; moving your head to indicate “no” involves ………..
a. rotation - hyperextension
b. elevation and depression - rotation
c. flexion and extension - rotation
d. flexion - circumduction
e. extension - flexion
c. flexion and extension - rotation
In the anatomical position, the palms are…
a. supinated
b. flexed
c. inverted
d. pronated
e. protracted
a. supinated
A fluid-filled sac found between skin and bone that helps reduce friction between the skin and bone is a…
a. meniscus
b. bursa
c. ligament
d. articular capsule
e. synovial membrane
b. bursa
Moving the mandible for chewing involves…
a. protraction and retraction
b. inversion and eversion
c. depression and extension
d. protraction and elevation
e. depression and elevation
e. depression and elevation
Match the following:
………..; movement of a bone around its own axis
rotation
Match the following:
………..; movement away from the midline of the body
abduction
Match the following:
………..; turning the palm so it faces forward
supination
Match the following:
………..; downward movement of a body part
depression
Match the following:
………..; movement toward the midline of the body
adduction
Match the following:
………..; movement of the mandible or shoulder backward
retraction
Match the following:
………..; turning the palm so it faces backwards
pronation
Match the following:
………..; upward movement of a body part
elevation
Match the following:
………..; movement of the distal end of a body part in a circle
circumduction
Match the following:
………..; movement beyond the plane of extension
hyperextension
