Synovial Joint Types

Question 1

Planar joints are also called ______ joints.

Answer 1

gliding

Question 2

What joints are classified as synovial joints? (3 of them)

Answer 2

knee joint, glenohumeral, elbow

Question 3

______ is a simple movement in which two opposing surfaces slide slightly back-and-forth or side-to-side with respect to one another.

Answer 3

Gliding

Question 4

Plane/planar/gliding:

Answer 4

flattened/slight curved faces slide across others; ONLY SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENT; CARPALS AND TARSALS; (DIARTHROSES)

Question 5

Hinge:

Answer 5

convex feature of one bone fits into concave of another; UNIAXIAL; ELBOW & KNEE

Question 6

Pivot:

Answer 6

bone w/rounded surface fits into a ring formed from ligament; UNIAXIAL; BETWEEN RADIUS AND ULNA, AND VERTEBRAE

Question 7

Condylar:

Answer 7

oval articular surface of one bone meets w/depressed oval surface; FINGERS

Question 8

Saddle:

Answer 8

THUMB

Question 9

Ball-and-socket:

Answer 9

round head of bone rests in cup-shaped depression; FEMUR MEETING HIP BONE, GLENOHUMERAL; ROTATE IN LARGE CIRCLES

Question 10

Which -axial are plane, hinge, and pivot joints?

Answer 10

Uniaxial

Question 11

Which -axial are condylar and saddle joints?

Answer 11

Biaxial

Question 12

Which -axial is ball-and-socket joint?

Answer 12

Multi/triaxial