Joints and actions

Question 1

What are the three types of joint?

Answer 1

Fibrous, Cartilaginous and Synovial

Question 2

Which type of joint is immovable?

Answer 2

Fibrous

Question 3

When do fibrous joints occur?

Answer 3

When the bones are separated by a very thin layer of connective tissue.

Question 4

Where in the body can you find fibrous joints?

Answer 4

In the skull

Question 5

How much movement do cartilaginous joints allow?

Answer 5

Allow limited movement between bones

Question 6

When do cartilaginous joints occur?

Answer 6

When bones are connected by cartilage

Question 7

Where in the body can you find cartilaginous joints?

Answer 7

Between the ribs and the sternum and the vertebrae

Question 8

What type of movement do synovial joints allow?

Answer 8

Allows free movement to occur between bones

Question 9

In synovial joints, what is the function of the fluid?

Answer 9

The synovial fluid lubricates the joints and helps them to move easily

Question 10

How many types of synovial joints are there?

Answer 10

Six

Question 11

Name the different types of synovial joints.

Answer 11

Ball and socket, consoles, pivot, saddle, hinge and gliding

Question 12

What type of synovial joint allows for the greatest range of rotational movement?

Answer 12

Ball and socket

Question 13

What type of synovial joint allows for the greatest range of angular movement?

Answer 13

Condyloid

Question 14

Fill in the gaps. The saddle synovial joint occurs between ______ that are ______ to each other in shape.

Answer 14

Bones, complementary

Question 15

What type of synovial joint allows for rotating or twisting movement?

Answer 15

Pivot

Question 16

What type of synovial joint allows for movements to occur in one plane?

Answer 16

Hinge

Question 17

What type of synovial joint allows for bones to slide or twist but does not allow circular motion?

Answer 17

Gliding

Question 18

Where in the body would you find a ball and socket synovial joint?

Answer 18

Shoulder, hip

Question 19

Where in the body would you find a condyloid synovial joint?

Answer 19

Fingers, toes, hands, feet

Question 20

Where in the body would you find a saddle synovial joint?

Answer 20

The thumb

Question 21

Where in the body would you find a pivot synovial joint?

Answer 21

Neck

Question 22

Where in the body would you find a hinge synovial joint?

Answer 22

Elbow, knee

Question 23

Where in the body would you find a gliding synovial joint?

Answer 23

Carpals, tarsals

Question 24

Which type of joint are the most common and most moveable type of joint in the body?

Answer 24

Synovial

Question 25

What are the features of synovial joints?

Answer 25

Synovial membrane, articular cartilage, fibrous joint capsule, joint cavity filled with synovial fluid and ligaments.

Question 26

Which bones articulate to form the hip joint?

Answer 26

The round head of the femur articulates with the cuplike acetabulum of the pelvis

Question 27

What are both surfaces that form the hip joint covered with?

Answer 27

A strong but lubricated layer called articular hyaline cartilage.

Question 28

What does the strong but loose fibrous capsule permit?

Answer 28

It permits the hip joint to have the second largest range of movement and yet support the weight of the body,arms and head.

Question 29

Fill in the gaps. The hip joint is _______ by a strong network of _______ which holds the ______ in place.

Answer 29

Reinforced, ligaments, joint

Question 30

True or false? The knee is a uniaxial joint.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

True or false? The hip joint is multiaxial.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What movement type is the following statement describing? Decreasing the angle of a joint or bending a limb.

Answer 32

Flexion

Question 33

What movement type is the following statement describing? Rotating the limb outwards.

Answer 33

Lateral rotation

Question 34

What movement type is the following statement describing? Excessive extension beyond straight.

Answer 34

Hyper extension

Question 35

What movement type is the following statement describing? Bending to the side.

Answer 35

Lateral flexion

Question 36

What movement type is the following statement describing? At the ankle joint when the toes are pulled upwards towards the shin.

Answer 36

Dorsi flexion

Question 37

What movement type is the following statement describing? Increasing the angle of a joint or bending a limb.

Answer 37

Extension

Question 38

What movement type is the following statement describing? At the ankle joint when the toes are pointed downwards.

Answer 38

Plantar flexion

Question 39

What movement type is the following statement describing? Taking a limb away from the mid-line of the body.

Answer 39

Abduction

Question 40

What movement type is the following statement describing? Taking a limb towards the mid-line of the body.

Answer 40

Adduction

Question 41

What movement type is the following statement describing? When a limb rotates about its own axis.

Answer 41

Rotation

Question 42

What movement type is the following statement describing? Rotation of the forearm causing the palm of the hand to face up.

Answer 42

Supination

Question 43

What movement type is the following statement describing? Rotation of the forearm causing the palm of the hand to face down.

Answer 43

Pronation

Question 44

What movement type is the following statement describing? When one end of a limb draws a circle/a full circular motion

Answer 44

Circumduction

Question 45

What is the format of describing the motions of joints?

Answer 45

Action of the limb at the joint.