Exam 9: Skeletal System: Articulations

In a first-class lever

Which is not a correct pairing of a joint with its classification?

When protracting the jaw or making small side-to-side movements during chewing, the temporomandibular joint makes ________ movements.

Which joint is multiaxial?

Articular cartilage is composed of hyaline cartilage that lacks a perichondrium.

The coracoclavicular ligament is a ________ ligament that connects the clavicle to part of the ________.

Which is not a function of synovial fluid?

The ________ joint is the simplest synovial joint and also the least mobile synovial joint.

Which is false about synovial joints?

Which of these synovial joints does not have at least one rounded or convex surface?

In an older adult, the tissue in a suture may become completely ossified, fusing the skull bones together. This type of suture is called a ________.

The lining of an articular capsule is called the ________ membrane.

Lateral rotation is also known as external rotation.

During development, tissue called ________ differentiates to form the connective tissues of cartilagenous and fibrous joints.

An articular capsule is present in

-This figure shows the temporomandibular joint. Which number indicates the articular capsule?

Which joints are responsible for flexion and extension at the elbow?

The deltoid ligament, lateral ligament, and tibiofibular ligaments belong to the ________ joint.

When the angle between articulating bones increases beyond the anatomic position, the movement is referred to as

At the knee, the articular capsule encloses only the medial, lateral, and anterior regions of the joint.