Chapter 8 Part 8 (fill in the blank)

Question 1

Turning the foot medially at the ankle would be called ________.

Answer 1

inversion

Question 2

Moving your jaw forward, causing an underbite, is called ________.

Answer 2

protraction

Question 3

Fluid-filled fibrous sacs lined with a synovial membrane and occurring where ligaments, muscles, and tendons rub together are called ________.

Answer 3

bursae

Question 4

The joint between the frontal and parietal bones is classified by material as a ________ joint.

Answer 4

suture

Question 5

Why are epiphyseal plates considered temporary joints?

Answer 5

Once long bone growth in length is complete, the cartilage of the epiphyseal plates can ossify to become a permanent connection between the bones.

Question 6

Using the functional classification, a freely movable joint would be called a ________ joint.

Answer 6

diarthrosis

Question 7

The hip joint, like the shoulder joint, is a ________ joint.

Answer 7

ball-and-socket

Question 8

The type of joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal is a ________ joint.

Answer 8

saddle

Question 9

Synovial joints have five major features. What are they?

Answer 9

1. ) articular cartilage
2. ) a joint cavity
3. ) an articular capsule
4. ) synovial fluid
5. ) reinforcing ligaments

Question 10

For each of the following movements, indicate the specific kind of joint involved (e.g., hinge, etc.) and the movement performed (e.g., extension, etc.).

a. Bending the elbow: ________, ________.
b. Turning head side to side: ________, ________.
c. Lowering your arm to your side: ________, ________.
d. Turning the sole of foot medially: ________, ________.

Answer 10

a. Bending the elbow: hinge, flexion
b. Turning head side to side: pivot, rotation
c. Lowering your arm to your side: ball and socket, adduction
d. Turning the sole of foot medially: plane, inversion