Exam 8: Joints

Which features of synovial joints are credited with providing friction-free movement?

The most numerous and versatile of all the body's joints are

The ligaments running alongside the knee that keep the knee from rotating when the joint is extended are called ____________________ ligaments.

The two pubic portions of the os coxae are joined by a pad of cartilage called a ____________________.

Which of the following is true of synovial fluid?

Another name for the humeroscapular joint is the ____________________.

The cartilage that absorbs shock in the knee joint is the ____________________.

Which are the least mobile of all synovial joints?

The ligament that runs across the knee joint and helps limit sideways motion is the ____________________.

Which joint allows flexion and extension as well as side-to-side movement?

Another name for the tibiofemoral joint is the ____________________.

Osteoarthritis occurs when

In which type of joint are two bones joined by cartilage?

The rotator cuff is found in the

Which type of synovial joint offers the widest range of movement?

The ligament that runs across the knee joint and helps keep the knee from hyperextending is called the ____________________.

Which of the following joints is more mobile than it is stable?

What is the sheet of connective tissue that encloses the joint cavity of synovial joints called?

Which type of joints are the suture joints in the skull?