joints

Question 1

where the bones are bound by a tough, fibrous tissue (structural classification)

Answer 1

fibrous joint i.e. skull bones, teeth and jaw

Question 2

bones are entirely joined by cartilage (no space in-between) either hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage (structural classification)

Answer 2

cartilaginous joint i.e. pubic symphysis, intervertebral joints

Question 3

type of joint found between bones that move against each other, such as the joints of the limbs (structural classification)

Answer 3

synovial joint i.e. knees, hips, elbows, shoulders

Question 4

immovably fixed joint between bones connected by fibrous tissue (functional classification)

Answer 4

synarthrosis i.e. skull bones, teeth and jaw

Question 5

a joint that has limited mobility (functional classification)

Answer 5

amphiarthrosis i.e. pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs

Question 6

freely movable joint (functional classification)

Answer 6

diarthrosis i.e. hips, shoulders

Question 7

types of synovial joints (6)

Answer 7

pivot, plane, hinge, condylar, saddle, ball and socket

Question 8

example of pivot joint

Answer 8

atlanto-axial joint

Question 9

example of plane joint

Answer 9

intercarpal joint

Question 10

example of hinge joint

Answer 10

elbow joint

Question 11

example of condylar joint

Answer 11

Interphalangeal joint

Question 12

example of saddle joint

Answer 12

First metacarpal

Question 13

example of ball and socket joint

Answer 13

shoulder joint

Question 14

hinge joint formed by the condyles of the femur and tibia

Answer 14

knee joint

Question 15

attaches to patella from top

Answer 15

quadriceps tendon

Question 16

attaches patella to tibia

Answer 16

patellar tendon

Question 17

ligament on the outer side of your knee and runs from the top part of the fibula to the outside part of the distal aspect of femur

Answer 17

lateral collateral ligament

Question 18

ligament on the inside of your knee and runs from the top part of the tibia to the medial side of the distal aspect of femur

Answer 18

medial collateral ligament

Question 19

a ligament in the center of the knee. most commonly torn during sports

Answer 19

anterior cruciate ligament

Question 20

extends from the top-posterior surface of the tibia to the bottom-front surface of the femur

Answer 20

posterior cruciate ligament

Question 21

C-shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a cushion between the shinbone (tibia) and thighbone (femur) (2)

Answer 21

medial meniscus and lateral meniscus