Deck 19: Joint Structure and Movements

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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

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

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT 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 5

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

Question 6

Which of the following structures is NOT 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 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

Question 11

Inversion and eversion are special movements of the

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.

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

A freely movable joint is classified as a

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

Question 14

What type of synovial joints are metacarpophalangeal joints?

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

Question 15

All synovial joints contain at least 1 meniscus.

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Which type of synovial joint is multiaxial?

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

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT 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 20

Which of the following is a pivot joint?

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