Week 2 Movements And Joints

Question 1

Distal Means

Answer 1

Away from the trunk

Question 2

Superior means

Answer 2

Towards the head

Question 3

Inferior means

Answer 3

Away from the head

Question 4

Posterior/Dorsal means

Answer 4

Towards the back

Question 5

Anterior/Ventral Means

Answer 5

Towards the front

Question 6

Medial means

Answer 6

Towards the midline

Question 7

Lateral means

Answer 7

Away from the midline

Question 8

Transverse cut is

Answer 8

Cutting at hip.

Upper and lower body

Question 9

Frontal cut means

Answer 9

Front and back sides

Question 10

Median cut means

Answer 10

Left and right

Question 11

Abduction is

Answer 11

Away from the midline

Question 12

Adduction means

Answer 12

Towards the midline

Question 13

Example of flexion

Answer 13

Bicep curl towards body

Question 14

Example of extension is

Answer 14

Bicep curl opening away from the body

Question 15

Circumspection is

Answer 15

Combination of flexion, extension, addiction and abduction.

Round pivot of ankle

Question 16

Inversion example is

Answer 16

Big toe up and to much weight on outside of foot

Question 17

Example of eversion is

Answer 17

Outer foot is up and weight is on side of the big toe

Question 18

Dorsiflexion is

Answer 18

Toe up

Question 19

Plantaflexion is

Answer 19

Toe down

Question 20

Explain Fibrous joint sutures

Answer 20

No joint cavity
Slightly or not at all moveable
Collagen fivers span the space between bones
Sutures are immovable fibrous joints that bind the skull bones together.

Question 21

Explain tuberous joint - Gomphoses

Answer 21

Immovable joint
Peg in socket
Eg tooth in socket

Question 22

Fiberous joint - Sydesmosis

Answer 22

Two honest bound by ligaments only

Slightly Movable dependant on length of fibers

Question 23

Cartilaginous joint - Synhondrosis

Answer 23

Connecting tissue is hyaline cartilage
Epiphyseal (growth) plate
Rob attaches to sternum
Epiphyseal plate in children binds epiphysis and diaphysis

Question 24

Cartilaginous joint - Sympysis

Answer 24

Nucleus pulpous -squishy call that reforms to original size.
As we age it will diminish (shrinkage)
Ends of articulating bones covered with hyaline cartilage.
Disc connects the 2 bones
Slight amount of movement

Question 25

Synovial joint

Answer 25

Moveable joints with a large range of motion
The joint cavity is sealed by synovial membrane, which secretes a nutrient rich fluid (synovial fluid)
Shoulder joint has 3 degrees of freedom.
Multi axial joint.

Question 26

Moment of
Diarthrosis
Amphiarthrosis
Synarthrosis

Answer 26

Freely Moveable
Slightly Moveable
Little to no movement

Question 27

Proximal means…

Answer 27

Towards the trunk