Exam 8: Joints

Susan was bitten by a deer tick and now complains of joint pain, flu-like symptoms, and difficulty thinking. What might be her diagnosis and the treatment required to alleviate her symptoms?

The wrist joint can exhibit adduction and eversion movements.

A ball-a nd-socket joint is a multiaxial joint.

How can osteoarthritis be treated?

After months of very little exercise, you decide to go for a long run. After a mile, you start to feel pain in your kneecap area. What could explain this?

Which of the following movements does not increase or decrease the angle between bones?

Lifting up a glass to take a drink involves the elbow joint. Which of the following correctly characterizes that joint?

Which of the following statements defines synchondroses?

A person who has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis would be suffering loss of the synovial fluids.

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

Pronation is a much stronger movement than supination.

Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to ________.

Which of the following statements best describes angular movements?

What are menisci (articular discs)?

Tendon sheaths________.

A friend finally completes a basement floor tiling project that required extensive time on his knees.Afterwards, knee pain took him to a doctor who diagnosed bursitis. Help explain to your friend what bursitis is and what can be done to relieve it.

Which ligament of the knee initiates the knee-jerk reflex when tapped?

Farhad begins typing his term paper on his new computer early one morning. After 8 hours of typing, he notices that his wrists are stiff and very sore. The next morning, Farhad begins to finish his paper, but soon finds his wrists hurt worse than last night. What is wrong?

Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membrane that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called ________.

Why are epiphyseal plates considered temporary joints?