Joints

Question 1

Suture

Answer 1

an interlocking of bones along their saw-tooth edges (I)

Question 2

Cartilage

Answer 2

adhesion by means of cartilage or gristle (I)

Question 3

Fibro-Cartilage

Answer 3

provides a spongy cushion between bones (SM)

Question 4

Plane

Answer 4

bones glide face to face, limited by their retaining ligaments (FM)

Question 5

Hinge

Answer 5

movement about a transverse axis only (FM)

Question 6

Saddle

Answer 6

increases the extent of the hinge joint by adding an axis of movement perpendicular to the transverse axis (FM)

Question 7

Condyloid

Answer 7

increases the extent of the saddle joint by permitting circular movement that will describe the side of a cone (FM)

Question 8

Pivot

Answer 8

a cylindrical form moving within a complete or partial ring, or such a ring moving about the cylinder (FM)

Question 9

Ball-and-Socket

Answer 9

provides the freest possible movement by means of a spherical head set within a cup-like cavity (FM)

Question 10

Ellipsoid

Answer 10

a modified ball-and-socket in which the uniting surfaces are ellipsoidal rather than spherical (FM)