Deck 8: Joints

Question 1

Which joint allows flexion and extension as well as side-to-side movement?

A) Hinge joint
B) Condyloid joint
C) Pivot joint
D) Gliding joint

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Another name for the humeroscapular joint is the ____________________.

Answer 2

shoulder

Question 3

The ligaments running alongside the knee that keep the knee from rotating when the joint is extended are called ____________________ ligaments.

Answer 3

collateral

Question 4

Which of the following joints is more mobile than it is stable?

A) Shoulder
B) Elbow
C) Knee
D) Hip

Question 5

The most numerous and versatile of all the body's joints are

A) cartilaginous joints.
B) fibrous joints.
C) synarthroses.
D) synovial joints.

Question 6

The cartilage that absorbs shock in the knee joint is the ____________________.

Question 7

The two pubic portions of the os coxae are joined by a pad of cartilage called a ____________________.

Question 8

The ligament that runs across the knee joint and helps keep the knee from hyperextending is called the ____________________.

Question 9

Which features of synovial joints are credited with providing friction-free movement?

A) Joint capsule and ligaments
B) Synovial membrane and ligaments
C) Synovial membrane and articular cartilage
D) Articular cartilage and bursae

Question 10

Which type of synovial joint offers the widest range of movement?

A) Pivot joints
B) Hinge joints
C) Ball-and-socket joints
D) Condyloid joints

Question 11

Which of the following is true of synovial fluid?

A) It is secreted by articular cartilage.
B) It fills the joint capsule
C) It contains phagocytes.
D) Its appearance within a joint signifies an inflammatory process.

Question 12

The rotator cuff is found in the

A) knee.
B) shoulder.
C) hip.
D) elbow.

Question 13

Which are the least mobile of all synovial joints?

A) Pivot joints
B) Saddle joints
C) Condyloid joints
D) Gliding joints

Question 14

Another name for the tibiofemoral joint is the ____________________.

Question 15

What is the sheet of connective tissue that encloses the joint cavity of synovial joints called?

A) Synovial membrane
B) Bursae
C) Joint capsule
D) Synovial capsule

Question 16

In which type of joint are two bones joined by cartilage?

A) Amphiarthroses
B) Diarthroses
C) Synovial joint
D) Synarthroses

Question 17

Which type of joints are the suture joints in the skull?

A) Cartilaginous joints
B) Fibrous joints
C) Diarthroses
D) Amphiarthroses

Question 18

The ligament that runs across the knee joint and helps limit sideways motion is the ____________________.

Question 19

Osteoarthritis occurs when

A) synovial membranes degenerate with age.
B) an inflammatory process destroys synovial fluid
C) the body's antibodies attack the synovial membrane.
D) articular cartilage softens and degenerates.