Joints Flashcards
1
Q
Where are fixed joints found?
A
cranium
2
Q
Where are cartilaginous joints found?
A
vertebrae
3
Q
What are the synovial joints?
A
hinge
ball and socket
pivot
saddle
gliding
condyloid
4
Q
What is an example of a pivot joint?
A
atlas and axis in head/neck
5
Q
What is an example of a saddle joint?
A
thumb
6
Q
What is an example of gliding joint?
A
tarsals/carpal joints
7
Q
What is an example of a condyloid joint?
A
jaw and finger (metacarpophalangeal joints)
8
Q
What are the articulating bones at the hip?
A
femur and pelvis
9
Q
What are the articulating bones at the knee?
A
femur and tibia
10
Q
What are the articulating bones at the ankle?
A
fibula and tibia and tarsals
11
Q
What are the articulating bones at the elbow?
A
humerus, radius, ulna
12
Q
What are the articulating bones at the shoulder?
A
humerus and scapula
