Chapter 8 Flashcards
The act of bending or decreasing the angle between bones is known as what
Flexion
The act of increasing the angle between bones is
Extension
Pushing the foot down at the ankle joint is known as what flexion
Plantar
Moving a bone or limb away from the midline of the body is known as what
Abduction
What is the act of moving a bone around a central axis.
Rotation
Moving a bone or limb toward the midline of the body is known as what
Adduction
An what joint is a type of joint in which movement is limited to flexion and extension in a single plane.
Hinge
What is the movement that occurs only with the thumb, allowing us to use tools.
Opposition
Synovial joints are also known as what
Diarthroses
What increases the joint angle beyond the anatomical position.
Hyper extension
What is raising the foot up at the ankle joint.
Dorsflexion
What is pushing the foot down at the ankle joint.
Plantar
A ball-and-socket joint is an example of a what joint.
Multiaxial
What is an inflammation of the tissues of the gum
Gingivitis
An what hip occurs when the head of the femur becomes displaced from the socket of the hip.
Dislocated hip
True or false
A joint in which a conical process fits into a socket and is held in place by ligaments is known as a gomphosis
True
True or false
Synarthroses are joints or unions between bones that do not allow movement
True
True or false
The sutures between various bones of the skull are considered as much a part of the articular system as the knee or elbow joint
True
True or false
A ball and socket joint is a uniaxial joint because motion is limited to rotation in a single plane
False
True or false
Joints are classified in three main groups based upon the structure and the degree of movement they allow
True
True or false
Hey Symphysis is a joint in which the bones are joined by a disc of fibrocartilage
True
True or false
Subcutaneous bursae are found between muscles
False
True or false
Synchondroses are joints in which two bony surfaces are connected by fibrocartilage
False
True or false
Eversion and inversion Refer to movements of the hand
False
True or false
The gliding joint only allows gliding movement
True
