Question 1

All synovial joints contain at least 1 meniscus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following joints is/are capable of circumduction?

Accepted Answer

A) Elbow and knee 
B) Shoulder and hip 
C) Hip and knee 
D) Shoulder, hip, elbow, and knee 
E) Shoulder and elbow 
A) Elbow and knee 
B) Shoulder and hip 
C) Hip and knee 
D) Shoulder, hip, elbow, and knee 
E) Shoulder and elbow B

Question 3

Which of the following is a pivot joint?

Accepted Answer

A) The hip and shoulder joints 
B) Intercarpal and intertarsal joints 
C) The elbow and the interphalangeal joints 
D) The joint between the dens and atlas 
E) The knee 
A) The hip and shoulder joints 
B) Intercarpal and intertarsal joints 
C) The elbow and the interphalangeal joints 
D) The joint between the dens and atlas 
E) The knee D

Question 4

An epiphyseal plate of a long bone is an example of a temporary joint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following structures is NOT found in a synovial joint?

Accepted Answer

A) Joint capsule 
B) Synovial membrane 
C) Articular cartilage 
D) Ligaments 
E) All of these structures are found in a synovial joint. 
A) Joint capsule 
B) Synovial membrane 
C) Articular cartilage 
D) Ligaments 
E) All of these structures are found in a synovial joint.

Question 6

Sutures and gomphoses consist of dense connective tissue, and are immovable; therefore they can be classified as

Accepted Answer

A) cartilaginous synarthroses. 
B) fibrous amphiarthroses. 
C) synovial diarthroses. 
D) cartilaginous amphiarthroses. 
E) fibrous synarthroses. 
A) cartilaginous synarthroses. 
B) fibrous amphiarthroses. 
C) synovial diarthroses. 
D) cartilaginous amphiarthroses. 
E) fibrous synarthroses.

Question 7

An intervertebral disc is composed of fibrocartilage, and is slightly moveable; this type of joint is classified as a

Accepted Answer

A) syndesmosis. 
B) symphysis. 
C) gomphosis. 
D) synchondrosis. 
E) suture. 
A) syndesmosis. 
B) symphysis. 
C) gomphosis. 
D) synchondrosis. 
E) suture.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true of joint movements?

Accepted Answer

A) Most joints are flexed and abducted when the body is in anatomical position. 
B) When a skeletal muscle contracts to move a joint, the insertion is pulled toward the origin. 
C) In the upper and lower limbs, the origin is typically proximal to the insertion. 
D) The more moveable end of a skeletal muscle is called its insertion. 
E) All of these are true of joint movements. 
A) Most joints are flexed and abducted when the body is in anatomical position. 
B) When a skeletal muscle contracts to move a joint, the insertion is pulled toward the origin. 
C) In the upper and lower limbs, the origin is typically proximal to the insertion. 
D) The more moveable end of a skeletal muscle is called its insertion. 
E) All of these are true of joint movements.

Question 9

The only structural type of joint that contains synovial fluid in a joint cavity is a cartilaginous joint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Moving the parts of a joint farther apart, so the angle between them increases, is called

Accepted Answer

A) flexion. 
B) adduction. 
C) extension. 
D) eversion. 
E) abduction. 
A) flexion. 
B) adduction. 
C) extension. 
D) eversion. 
E) abduction.

Question 11

Which of the following joints contain(s)exactly 3 bones?

Accepted Answer

A) Shoulder and elbow 
B) Hip and knee 
C) Knee only 
D) Shoulder only 
E) Elbow and knee 
A) Shoulder and elbow 
B) Hip and knee 
C) Knee only 
D) Shoulder only 
E) Elbow and knee

Question 12

Medial and lateral excursion are special joint movements that involve the mandible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true of the knee joint?

Accepted Answer

A) The knee is a modified hinge joint. 
B) The knee contains a lateral meniscus and a medial meniscus. 
C) It contains a condylar joint between the patellar surface of the femur and the patella. 
D) The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)is positioned so that it helps prevent hyperextension of the knee. 
E) All of these are true of the knee joint. 
A) The knee is a modified hinge joint. 
B) The knee contains a lateral meniscus and a medial meniscus. 
C) It contains a condylar joint between the patellar surface of the femur and the patella. 
D) The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament)is positioned so that it helps prevent hyperextension of the knee. 
E) All of these are true of the knee joint.

Question 14

What is the correct explanation of the joint movement called protraction?

Accepted Answer

A) Posterior movement of a part of the body in the transverse plane 
B) Movement of a part of the body downward 
C) Rotation of the palm of the hand and forearm posteriorly or downward 
D) Anterior movement of a part of the body in the transverse plane 
E) Movement of a part of the body upward 
A) Posterior movement of a part of the body in the transverse plane 
B) Movement of a part of the body downward 
C) Rotation of the palm of the hand and forearm posteriorly or downward 
D) Anterior movement of a part of the body in the transverse plane 
E) Movement of a part of the body upward

Question 15

Which type of synovial joint is multiaxial?

Accepted Answer

A) Plane 
B) Condylar 
C) Saddle 
D) Pivot 
E) Ball-and-socket 
A) Plane 
B) Condylar 
C) Saddle 
D) Pivot 
E) Ball-and-socket

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a structural classification of joints?

Accepted Answer

A) Cartilaginous joint 
B) Diarthrotic joint 
C) Synovial joint 
D) Fibrous joint 
E) All of these are structural classifications of joints. 
A) Cartilaginous joint 
B) Diarthrotic joint 
C) Synovial joint 
D) Fibrous joint 
E) All of these are structural classifications of joints.

Question 17

Movement of the thumb so that it comes in contact with another finger of the same hand is called

Accepted Answer

A) excursion. 
B) reposition. 
C) opposition. 
D) retraction. 
E) inversion. 
A) excursion. 
B) reposition. 
C) opposition. 
D) retraction. 
E) inversion.

Question 18

What type of synovial joints are metacarpophalangeal joints?

Accepted Answer

A) Condylar 
B) Hinge 
C) Pivot 
D) Ball-and-socket 
E) Saddle 
A) Condylar 
B) Hinge 
C) Pivot 
D) Ball-and-socket 
E) Saddle

Question 19

A freely movable joint is classified as a

Accepted Answer

A) diarthrosis. 
B) fibrous joint. 
C) synarthrosis. 
D) synovial joint. 
E) amphiarthrosis. 
A) diarthrosis. 
B) fibrous joint. 
C) synarthrosis. 
D) synovial joint. 
E) amphiarthrosis.

Question 20

Inversion and eversion are special movements of the

Accepted Answer

A) forearm and hand. 
B) mandible. 
C) sole of the foot at the ankle joint. 
D) thumb toward or away from the other fingers. 
E) the knee joint. 
A) forearm and hand. 
B) mandible. 
C) sole of the foot at the ankle joint. 
D) thumb toward or away from the other fingers. 
E) the knee joint.

Exam 19: Joint Structure and Movements

All synovial joints contain at least 1 meniscus.

Which of the following joints is/are capable of circumduction?

Which of the following is a pivot joint?

An epiphyseal plate of a long bone is an example of a temporary joint.

Which of the following structures is NOT found in a synovial joint?

Sutures and gomphoses consist of dense connective tissue, and are immovable; therefore they can be classified as

An intervertebral disc is composed of fibrocartilage, and is slightly moveable; this type of joint is classified as a

Which of the following is NOT true of joint movements?

The only structural type of joint that contains synovial fluid in a joint cavity is a cartilaginous joint.

Moving the parts of a joint farther apart, so the angle between them increases, is called

Which of the following joints contain(s)exactly 3 bones?

Medial and lateral excursion are special joint movements that involve the mandible.

Which of the following is NOT true of the knee joint?

What is the correct explanation of the joint movement called protraction?

Which type of synovial joint is multiaxial?

Which of the following is NOT a structural classification of joints?

Movement of the thumb so that it comes in contact with another finger of the same hand is called

What type of synovial joints are metacarpophalangeal joints?

A freely movable joint is classified as a

Inversion and eversion are special movements of the

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