Chapter 7: Joints

Question 1

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

Answer 1

d. loose - more

Question 2

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

Answer 2

a. suture

Question 3

Pulling out a tooth would disarticulate which type of joint?

a. symphysis
b. synovial
c. gomphosis
d. cartilaginous
e. suture

Answer 3

gomphosis

Question 4

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.

Answer 4

b. it helps strengthen the joint.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

d. the knee

Question 6

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

Answer 6

e. articular capsule

Question 7

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

Answer 7

b. symphysis

Question 8

Match the following with the right joint:

………..: the joint between the atlas and axis

Answer 8

pivot joint

Question 9

Match the following with the right joint:

………..: allows gliding movements

Answer 9

plane joint

Question 10

Match the following with the right joint:

………..: the joint between the carpal and metacarpal of the thumb

Answer 10

saddle joint

Question 11

Match the following with the right joint:

………..: hip joint

Answer 11

ball-and-socket joint

Question 12

Match the following with the right joint:

………..: knee joint

Answer 12

hinge joint

Question 13

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

Answer 13

a. ball-and-socket

Question 14

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

Answer 14

d. flexed - extended

Question 15

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

Answer 15

c. flexion and extension - rotation

Question 16

In the anatomical position, the palms are…

a. supinated
b. flexed
c. inverted
d. pronated
e. protracted

Answer 16

a. supinated

Question 17

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

Answer 17

b. bursa

Question 18

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

Answer 18

e. depression and elevation

Question 19

Match the following:

………..; movement of a bone around its own axis

Answer 19

rotation

Question 20

Match the following:

………..; movement away from the midline of the body

Answer 20

abduction

Question 21

Match the following:

………..; turning the palm so it faces forward

Answer 21

supination

Question 22

Match the following:

………..; downward movement of a body part

Answer 22

depression

Question 23

Match the following:

………..; movement toward the midline of the body

Answer 23

adduction

Question 24

Match the following:

………..; movement of the mandible or shoulder backward

Answer 24

retraction

Question 25

Match the following:

………..; turning the palm so it faces backwards

Answer 25

pronation

Question 26

Match the following:

………..; upward movement of a body part

Answer 26

elevation

Question 27

Match the following:

………..; movement of the distal end of a body part in a circle

Answer 27

circumduction

Question 28

Match the following:

………..; movement beyond the plane of extension

Answer 28

hyperextension