Exam 9: Joints

If you stand on tiptoes to reach something high,you are performing __________ at the ankle.

The elbow has both pivot and hinge joints.

The main stabilizer of the shoulder is the biceps brachii muscle.

Bony joints are the most common type of joints.

A synostosis is the most moveable type of joint.

The metacarpophalangeal joints at the base of the fingers are ___________ joints.

The smooth,connective tissue lining that covers the opposing bony surfaces of a synovial joint is called __________.

The jaw joint is the articulation of the __________ and the __________.

To tip the soles of the feet medially,so they face each other,requires __________.Tipping them out laterally so they face away from each other is __________.

The shoulder is the only multiaxial,ball-and-socket joint in the human body.

One example of a multiaxial joint is the __________ joint.

A monoaxial joint,like the elbow,is capable of which one of the following movements?

The joint between the diaphyses of the radius and ulna is a __________.

The rotator cuff tendons enclose the shoulder joint on all sides except _______________,which partly explains the nature of most shoulder dislocations.

A(n)__________ is a sac of fluid associated with a synovial joint.

Which of the following is the most stable joint?

Showing your palm to someone who is in front of you,as if to tell them "Stop," requires __________.

Radial (lateral)and ulnar (medial)collateral ligaments restrict side-to-side movements of the __________ joint.

Which of the following is not a factor that determines the range of motion of a joint?

The __________ is not part of the tibiofemoral joint.