Quiz: Joints, Chapter 8 Flashcards
An epiphyseal line is an example of…
Synchondrosis
Dense fibrous connective tissue is to sutures as a periodontal ligament is to…
Gomphoses
Syndesmosis is to ligament as symphysis is to…
Fibrous cartilage
Type of hyaline cartilage not covered by perichondrium…
Articular
The intervertebral disc joint is classified structurally as…
Symphysis
Joints can be classified structurally as…
Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
An immovable joint is a(n)…
Synarthrosis
A freely moveable joint is a(n)…
Diarthrosis
A slightly immovable joint is a(n)…
Amphiarthrosis
A ligamentous connection such as an antebrachial interosseous membrane is an example of…
Syndesmoses
A fibrous joint that is essentially peg-in-socket…
Gomphosis
Examples of (structurally) fibrous joints…
Sutures (skull), syndesmoses (distal arm and leg bones), gomphoses (teeth)
Examples of (structurally) cartilaginous joints…
Synchondroses (epiphyseal plates), symphyses (intervertebral disc joints)
An example of an interosseous fibrous joint…
Syndesmosis between radius and ulna (arms) or tibia and fibula (legs)
In symphysis joints the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with…
Hyaline cartilage
Types of movement of plane joints…
Nonaxial movement; gliding
Types of movement of hinge joints…
Uniaxial movement; flexion, extension
Types of movement of pivot joints…
Uniaxial movement; rotation
Types of movement of condyloid joints…
Biaxial movement; all angular motions to slight degree
Types of movement of saddle joints…
Biaxial movement; all angular motions to greater degree
Types of movement of ball-and-socket joints…
Multi-axial movement; all angular motions and rotation
Flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin is called…
Dorsiflexion
Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membranes that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called…
Bursa(e)
The ligaments that protect the alignment of the femoral and tibial condyles and limit the movement of the femur anteriorly and posteriorly are called…
Cruciate ligaments
Components of synovial fluid…
Hyaluronic acid, lubricin, proteinases and collagenases
Semilunar cartilage pads…
Menisci
Moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane is called…
Abduction
The type of synovial joint the hip joint is…
Multiaxial synovial joint (Ball-and-socket)
Compared to the shoulder, displacements of the hip joints are…
Rare, on account of the ligament reinforcement
Ligament of the knee that initiates the knee-jerk reflex when tapped…
Patellar ligament
Football players often sustain lateral blows to the extended knee. For ligaments, such a blow would damage…
Medial collateral, medial meniscus, anterior cruciate
Pointing the toes is an example of…
Plantar flexion
The ligament that surrounds the head of the radius…
Anular ligament
Moving a limb so that it describes a cone in space is called…
Circumduction
The cruciate ligaments of the knee…
Prevent hyperextension of the knee
Tendon sheaths are…
Friction-reducing structures
Turning palms up so that the radius and ulna would be parallel is an example of…
Supination
Turning the arms so that the radius would rotate of the ulna is an example of…
Pronation
Turning the sole of the foot in is…; Turning the sole of the foot out is…
Inversion; Eversion
Jutting the mandible and jaw out is…; Pulling the mandible and jaw in is…
Protraction; Retraction
Movement towards the midline is called…
Adduction
Inflammation of bursae caused by friction or trauma…
Bursitis
Inflammation of tendon sheaths caused by overuse…
Tendonitis
Widespread, crippling disease characterized by pain, stiffness and the swelling of a joint…
Arthritis
Ligamentous attachment to the immovable bone…
Origin
Ligamentous attachment to the movable bone…
Insertion
