Skeletal System pt. 2

Question 1

Fibrous Joint

Answer 1

Two or more bones joined by fibrous connective tissue..

Suture between bones of skull, joint between the distal ends of tibia and fibula

Question 2

Cartilaginous joint

Answer 2

Two or more bones that joined by cartilage

Joints between the bodies of vertebrae, symphysis pubis

Question 3

Synovial joint

Answer 3

Freely movable joints

Most joints within the skeletal system

Question 4

Ball and socket joint

Answer 4

consists of a bone with a globular or slightly egg-shaped head that articulates with the cup-shaped cavity of another bone.
Shoulder; hip

Question 5

Condyloid joint

Answer 5

an oval-shaped condyle of one bone fits into an elliptical cavity of another bone
Joints between the metacarpals and phalanges

Question 6

Gliding joint

Answer 6

Articulating surfaces of these joints are flat or slightly curved.
Joints between various bones of wrist and ankle, sacroiliac joints, joints between ribs 2-7 and sternum

Question 7

Hinge joint

Answer 7

the convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another
Elbow, joints of phalanges

Question 8

Pivot joint

Answer 8

the cylindrical surface of one bone rotates within a ring formed of bone and ligament
Joint between the proximal ends of radius and ulna

Question 9

Saddle Joint

Answer 9

forms between bones whose articulating surfaces have both concave and convex regions.
The joint between the carpal and metacarpal of thumb.