Exam 8: Joints

The type of joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal is a joint.

Synovial joints have five major features.What are they?

For each of the following movements,indicate the specific kind of joint involved e.g.,hing etc.)and the movement performed e.g.,extension,etc.). a.Bending the elbow: ,. b.Turning head side to side: ,. c.Lowering your arm to your side: _ ,_ . d.Turning the sole of foot medially: ,.

On the basis of structural classification,which joint is fibrous connective tissue?

What is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane called?

An example of an interosseus fibrous joint is .

Tendon sheaths _.

Why is muscle tone the most important stabilizing factor for most joints?

Greg is somewhat of a "weekend athlete" who has overextended himself by pitching baseball for a local team during the week and playing golf on the weekends for several hours.He presented himself to the emergency room last week with severe shoulder pain at the glenohumeral joint).The physician told him that the X ray was not conclusive,but he may have damage to his rotator cuff.What is the rotator cuff,and how might he have caused this damage? What remedies will the physician recommend?

are cartilaginous joints.

Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are .

What are menisci?

Presence of a synovial cavity,articular cartilage,synovial membrane,and ligaments are characteristics of what type of joint?

Football players often sustain lateral blows to the extended knee.Which of the ligaments is are)damaged as a result?

The hip joint is a good example of an)_ synovial joint.

In symphysis joints the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with .

A joint united by dense fibrocartilaginous tissue that usually permits a slight degree of movement is a .

After reading a medical report,you learn that a 45- year- old female has the following symptoms: inflammation of synovial membranes,accumulation of synovial fluid,pain and tenderness about the joints,pannus formation,and some immobility at certain joints.On the basis of these symptoms,what would the patient probably have?

Movement allowed in a pivot joint is known as .

Many inflammations of joint areas can be treated by injections of cortisone into the area.Why don't we continually get injections rather than surgeries?