Types of Bones and Joints

Question 1

Flat Bone

Answer 1

Bone is flat (Ribs, scapula, Sternum)

Question 2

Sutural Bone

Answer 2

Small, extra bone plates in the cranium

Question 3

Short Bone

Answer 3

Shaped roughly as a cube (hand and feet bones, patella)

Question 4

Irregular Bone

Answer 4

Have no distinct shape (vertebrae, mandible)

Question 5

Sesamoid Bone

Answer 5

Small bone commonly found within a muscle or tendon near joint surfaces (patella)

Question 6

Long Bone

Answer 6

Has a shaft and is longer than it is wide (Femur, radius, phalanges)

Question 7

Fibrous Joints

Answer 7

Dense, connective tissue; high strength; little movement

Question 8

Cartilaginous Joints

Answer 8

layers of cartilage; Synchondroses and Symphyes;

Question 9

Synchondroses Joint

Answer 9

Primary; allow for bone growth (ossification); disappears; no movement

Question 10

Symphyses Joint

Answer 10

Secondary; does not ossify; midline of body; limited movement

Question 11

Synovial Joints

Answer 11

Greatest movement; may contain articular discs, ligaments; 6 types

Question 12

Synovial- Elbow

Answer 12

Hinge joint

Question 13

Synovial- Hip

Answer 13

Ball and Socket

Question 14

Synovial- Sliding and gliding

Answer 14

Plane

Question 15

Synovial- Origin of thumbs

Answer 15

Saddle

Question 16

Synovial- Rotational; upper vertebrae

Answer 16

Pivot

Question 17

Synovial- In between ball and socket; and Plane

Answer 17

Condylar