Lecture 6 - Joint classfications

Question 1

What are the three types of joints?

Answer 1

Synovial, cartilaginous, and fibrous

Question 1

Rank the three types of joint in order of most to least amount of movement

Answer 1

Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

Question 2

What time of joints are cranial sutures?

Answer 2

Fibrous

Question 3

What type of tissue are fibrous joints made of?

Answer 3

DFCT

Question 4

What is the main function of fibrous joints?

Answer 4

Limit movement and provide stability

Question 5

What type of tissue are cartilaginous joints made of?

Answer 5

Fibrocartilage

Question 6

What type of joint is the pubic symphasis?

Answer 6

Cartilaginous

Question 7

What type of joint are intervertebral discs?

Answer 7

Cartilaginous

Question 8

What type of joints are most limb joints?

Answer 8

Synovial

Question 9

What are the 7 types of synovial joints?

Answer 9

Plane, hinge, pivot, condylar, ellipsoid, saddle and ball & socket

Question 10

Which types of synovial joint are uniaxial? (2)

Answer 10

Hinge and pivot

Question 11

Which types of synovial joint are biaxial? (3)

Answer 11

Condylar, ellipsoid and saddle

Question 12

Which types of synovial joints are multiaxial?

Answer 12

Plane and ball & socket

Question 13

Which type of synovial joint is known for “sliding and gliding”?

Answer 13

Plane

Question 14

Which type of synovial joint is the elbow?

Answer 14

Hinge

Question 15

Which type of synovial joint is the wrist?

Answer 15

Ellipsoid

Question 16

Which type of synovial joint is the shoulder?

Answer 16

Ball and socket