Exam 8: The Skeletal System: Articulations

Which of the following is an intracapsular ligament that stabilizes the hip joint, and tightens only when the thigh is flexed and undergoing external rotation?

The ligament that ties the clavicle to the coracoid process to limit the relative motion between the clavicle and scapula is the coracoclavicular ligament.

The major weight-bearing articulation of the ankle is the ________ joint.

What movement occurs when the vertebral column bends to the side?

Damage to a joint so that it is slightly dislocated is called a ________.

Figure 8.5 Using the above-referenced posterior views of the extended right knee (joint capsule removed in right side cadaveric image), identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label Y.

A painful condition associated with disc degeneration that affects the spinal nerves is called the ________.

Figure 8.3 Using the above-referenced anterior view of the right shoulder joint, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label E.

Which ligament is often injured as a result of the repetitive, high-velocity motions involved in throwing?

Figure 8.3 Using the above-referenced anterior view of the right shoulder joint, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label R.

Figure 8.4 Using the above-referenced lateral view of the right shoulder joint (humerus removed), identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label F.

Figure 8.4 Using the above-referenced lateral view of the right shoulder joint (humerus removed), identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label E.

Why are the functional requirements of the lower limb joints different from those of the upper limb?

Figure 8.3 Using the above-referenced anterior view of the right shoulder joint, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label F.

Accessory structures found around the joint periphery, which provide packing material and fill spaces created when the joint cavity changes shape, are called ________.

Figure 8.1 Using the above-referenced diagrammatic view of a simple articulation, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label A.

Figure 8.1 Using the above-referenced diagrammatic view of a simple articulation, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label G.

Figure 8.2 Using the above-referenced anterior view and lateral and sectional views of the intervertebral articulations, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label F.

Figure 8.1 Using the above-referenced diagrammatic view of a simple articulation, identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label C.

Figure 8.6 Using the above-referenced anterior view of the right knee at full flexion (joint capsule, patella, and associated ligaments removed), identify the specified labeled items in each of the following questions. -Identify the structure(s) indicated by Label B.