Chapter 8 - Examples of Synovial Joints - Hip Joints

Question 1

The hip joint is a ____ joint

Answer 1

Ball-and-socket

Question 2

The major ligaments of the hip joint include

Answer 2

Iliofemoral ligament, pubofemoral ligament, ischiofemoral ligament

Question 3

The ligament that consists of a Y-shaped band of strong fibers that connects the anterior inferior iliac spine of the hip bone to a bony line (intertrochanteric line) extending between the greater and lesser trochanters of the femur

Answer 3

Iliofemoral ligament

Question 4

The ligament that extends between the superior portion of the pubis and the iliofemoral ligament. Its fibers also blend with the fibers of the joint capsule.

Answer 4

Pubofemoral ligament

Question 5

The ligament that consists of a band of strong fibers that originates on the ischium just posterior to the acetabulum and blends with the fibers of the joint capsule.

Answer 5

Ischiofemoral ligament

Question 6

The strongest ligament in the body

Answer 6

The iliofemoral ligament

Question 7

The variety of movements of the hip joint

Answer 7

Flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, rotation, and circumduction