Joints

Question 1

Physical activity promotes good joint health because of what?

Answer 1

• increases muscle tone which helps to stabilize joints
• causes weeping lubrication which is when synovial fluid seeps into the hyaline cartilage

Question 2

What happens to the synovial fluid when a joint is under pressure?

Answer 2

The viscosity of the synovial fluid increases

Question 3

What is the process called when a material (such as an intervertebral disk) absorbs water?

Answer 3

Imbibition

Question 4

The knee has menisci and the shoulder has…

Answer 4

a labrum

Question 5

Which movement is worse for the knee?

Answer 5

Medially turning the knee

Question 6

There are three main functional and structural classifications of joints. Which classification has an outer fibrous membrane and an inner membrane?

Answer 6

Synovial

Question 7

Caused by repetitive overuse

Answer 7

Tendonitis

Question 8

Muscle or tendon that has been over-stretched or torn

Answer 8

Strain

Question 9

Due to compression and shear stress

Answer 9

Cartilage tears

Question 10

Ligament that is over-stretched or torn

Answer 10

Sprain

Question 11

Ankle inversion

Answer 11

Stretching or tearing of the ATF and/or CF ligaments

Question 12

Can be caused by repetitive impact

Answer 12

Bursitis

Question 13

What is not part of a synovial joint?

Answer 13

Ligaments

Question 14

When performing a squat, what are two reasons why the knee joint should not decrease below 90 degrees?

Answer 14

A deep squat (below 90 degrees) could strain the quad tendon and patellar ligament

The deeper the squat the less contact the femur has with the menisci on the tibia, thus pinpointing all the pressure on a smaller and smaller area.

Question 15

Is on a full stretch when the knee is fully extended

Answer 15

ACL

Question 16

Keeps the tibia from moving in a posterior direction

Answer 16

PCL

Question 17

Stretched and/or injured from a medial strike to the knee

Answer 17

LCL

Question 18

A common manner of injury is planting the foot and turning the knee medially

Answer 18

ACL

Question 19

Keeps the tibia from moving in an anterior direction

Answer 19

ACL

Question 20

Stretched and/or injured from a lateral strike to the knee

Answer 20

MCL

Question 21

Inversion is far more common than eversion. Why?

Answer 21

The lateral ligaments of the foot are smaller in size and fewer than the medial ligaments of the foot

Question 22

What is atlantoaxial instability (AAI)?

Answer 22

It is when there is excessive anterior translation of C1 relative to C2 during neck flexion

Question 23

More cartilage is worn away than replaced

Answer 23

Osteoarthritis

Question 24

Joint swelling and pain with an unknown cause, but often attributed to an autoimmune reaction

Answer 24

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Question 25

Usually caused by repeated friction or impact

Answer 25

Bursitis

Question 26

Joint swelling and pain with an unknown cause, but often attributed to an autoimmune reaction

Answer 26

Rheumatoid arthritis

Question 27

General pain stiffness and swelling of a joint

Answer 27

Arthritis

Question 28

Caused by overuse of a joint resulting in inflammation of a tendon sheath

Answer 28

Tendonitis