Exam 11: Articulations and Body Movements

Which statement is true about synovial joints?

Which of these joints moves in only two planes?

Both the knee and the temporomandibular joints _.

Using the structural classification of joints, the shoulder is a _ joint.

Pronation and supination are movements of the _.

When a joint can move in only one body plane, it is called a joint.

The function of synovial fluid is to reduce friction in synovial joints. Friction can be further reduced by which of the following?

Bending forward at the hip is an example of _.

This joint of the body has the greatest range of movement.

The knee .

Ligaments reinforce joints by holding the bones together. What tissue type are ligaments?

The joint is an immovable joint that holds bones of the axial skeleton tightly together to protect the .

Which kinds of synovial joints can move in two (and only two) planes of the body?

The articular cartilage in synovial joints best resembles .

What is true about the movement properties of the following joints?

This structure contributes to stability of the hip joint.

Flexion and extension are usually movements in the _ plane(s) of the body.

Movement of the upper limb away from the trunk is called .

You are asked to demonstrate plantar flexion. To do this, you must move your _ _.

A joint can only perform these movements: flexion/extension and abduction/adduction. It is therefore a joint.