Joints and Motion (Skeletal System)

Question 1

Articulating bones are fastened together by a thin layer of dense connective tissue

Answer 1

Fibrous joint

Question 2

Articulating bones are connected by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage

Answer 2

Cartilaginous joint

Question 3

Articulating ends of bones are surrounded by a joint capsule of ligaments and synovial membranes

Answer 3

Synovial joint

Question 4

Ball shaped head of one bone articulates with the cup shaped cavity of another

Answer 4

Ball and socket joint

Question 5

Oval shaped condyle of one bone articulates with elliptical cavity of another

Answer 5

Condyloid joint

Question 6

Articulating surfaces are nearly flat or slightly curved

Answer 6

Gliding joint

Question 7

Convex surface of one bone articulates with concave surface of another

Answer 7

Hinge joint

Question 8

Cylindrical surface of one bone articulates with ring of bone and ligament

Answer 8

Pivot joint

Question 9

Articulating surfaces have both concave and convex regions; the surface of the bone fits the complementary surface of another

Answer 9

Saddle joint

Question 10

Bending parts at a joint so that the angle between them decreases and the parts come closer together

Answer 10

Flexion

Question 11

Straightening parts at a joint so that the angle between them increases and the parts move farther apart

Answer 11

Extension

Question 12

Movement at the ankle that brings the foot farther from the shin

Answer 12

Plantar flexion

Question 13

Movement at the ankle that brings the foot closer to the shin

Answer 13

Dorsiflexion

Question 14

Extension of the parts at a joint beyond the anatomical position

Answer 14

Hyperextension

Question 15

Moving a part away form the midline

Answer 15

Abduction

Question 16

Moving a part toward the midline

Answer 16

Adduction

Question 17

Moving a part around an axis

Answer 17

Rotation

Question 18

Moving a part so that its ends follows a circular path

Answer 18

Circumduction

Question 19

Turning the hand so that the palm is downward or facing posteriorly

Answer 19

Pronation

Question 20

Turning the hand so the palm is downward of facing posteriorly

Answer 20

Supination

Question 21

Turning the foot so the plantar surface faces medially

Answer 21

Inversion

Question 22

Turning the foot so that the planter surface faces laterally

Answer 22

Eversion

Question 23

Moving a part backward

Answer 23

Retraction

Question 24

Moving a part forward

Answer 24

Protraction

Question 25

Raising a part

Answer 25

Elevation

Question 26

Lowering a part

Answer 26

Depression