Deck 2: Structure and Function of Joints

Question 1

Which statement is MOST CORRECT related to tendons?

A)Attach muscle to bone, transmit forces for movement or to stabilize bone
B)Reduce friction between joint surfaces
C)Attach muscle to bone, assist with absorption of joint surface stresses
D)Flat sac of synovial membrane

Answer 1

Attach muscle to bone, transmit forces for movement or to stabilize bone

Question 2

Which joint is the BEST example of a gomphosis joint?

A)Joints in the skull
B)Tooth in maxilla bone
C)Intervertebral disc
D)Costal cartilage between ribs and sternum

Answer 2

Tooth in maxilla bone

Question 3

Which statement is MOST CORRECT related to ligaments?

A)Attach muscle to bone, decrease in thickness and strength in response to tensile forces
B)Attach bone to bone, increase in thickness and strength in response to tensile forces
C)Attach muscle to bone, increase in thickness and strength in response to tensile forces
D)Attach bone to bone, decrease in thickness and strength in response to tensile forces

Answer 3

Attach bone to bone, increase in thickness and strength in response to tensile forces

Question 4

What type of end-feel is depicted by motion limited by pain?

A)Empty end-feel
B)Firm or capsular end-feel
C)Hard or bony end-feel
D)Soft end-feel

Question 5

Which of the following lists of functions BEST describes the skeletal system functions?

A)Stores collagen, produces blood cells, protects internal organs
B)Provides a rigid framework and muscle attachments, protects internal organs, stores calcium, produces blood cells
C)Stores blood cells, provides a rigid structure to the body, produces potassium
D)Provides protection for internal organs, forms rigid levers that provide muscle attachments, produces blood cells

Question 6

Which of the following bones make up the axial skeleton?

A)Vertebral column, pelvis, thorax, and sternum
B)Bones in the upper and lower extremities, thorax, and sternum
C)Skull, vertebral column, thorax, sternum, sacrum, and coccyx
D)Pelvic bones, scapulae, bones in the upper and lower extremities

Question 7

Which joint is the BEST example of a ball-and-socket joint?

A)Shoulder joint
B)Elbow joint
C)Atlantoaxial joint
D)Wrist carpal joint

Question 8

What type of end-feel is depicted by motion limited by muscle bulk approximating another muscle?

A)Empty end-feel
B)Firm or capsular end-feel
C)Hard or bony end-feel
D)Soft end-feel

Question 9

Which joint is the BEST example of a triaxial joint?

A)Shoulder joint
B)Elbow joint
C)Atlantoaxial joint
D)Wrist carpal joint

Question 10

Which of the following tissue components are thick and stiff, providing little elongation?

A)Type I collagen
B)Ground substance
C)Type II collagen
D)Elastin

Question 11

A patient experiences pain at 90° of elbow flexion.Which end-feel BEST depicts the patient's condition?

A)Empty end-feel
B)Firm or capsular end-feel
C)Hard or bony end-feel
D)Soft end-feel

Question 12

Which joint is the BEST example of a suture joint?

A)Joints in the skull
B)Tooth in maxilla bone
C)Intervertebral disc
D)Costal cartilage between ribs and sternum

Question 13

Which joint is the BEST example of a pivot joint?

A)Shoulder joint
B)Elbow joint
C)Atlantoaxial joint
D)Wrist carpal joint

Question 14

Which joint is the BEST example of a uniaxial joint?

A)Shoulder joint
B)Elbow joint
C)Atlantoaxial joint
D)Wrist carpal joint

Question 15

Which joint is the BEST example of a hinge joint?

A)Shoulder joint
B)Elbow joint
C)Atlantoaxial joint
D)Wrist carpal joint

Question 16

What type of end-feel is depicted by motion limited by bone in contact with bone?

A)Empty end-feel
B)Firm or capsular end-feel
C)Hard or bony end-feel
D)Soft end-feel

Question 17

Which of the following functions DOES NOT apply to the function of synovial fluid?

A)Assists with shock absorption
B)Nourishes the cartilage
C)Stores calcium
D)Reduces friction

Question 18

Which joint is the BEST example of a symphysis joint?

A)Joints in the skull
B)Tooth in maxilla bone
C)Intervertebral disc
D)Costal cartilage between ribs and sternum

Question 19

Which of the following characteristics is LEAST LIKELY associated with bone compared with cartilage?

A)Mostly collagen
B)Significant capability for repairs
C)High deformation capabilities
D)Composed of chondroitin sulfate

Question 20

Which of the following tissue components BEST elongates when stretched and returns to its original shape after being stretched?

A)Type I collagen
B)Ground substance
C)Type II collagen
D)Elastin

Question 21

Which of the following characteristics are associated with a close-packed position?

A)Surfaces are incongruent
B)Position often occurs at extreme ends of range
C)Joint ligaments and capsule are slack
D)Increased joint play between surfaces

Question 22

Which of the following consequences is NOT a result of prolonged joint immobilization?

A)Weakening of joint ligaments
B)Increased resistance to movement
C)Thickening of joint cartilage
D)Weakening of muscles

Question 23

In general, if applying the concave-convex pattern of movement, if the humeral shaft moves superiorly during shoulder abduction, in which direction will the convex humeral head glide?

A)Inferiorly
B)Anteriorly
C)Superiorly
D)Posteriorly

Question 24

Which characteristics are associated with the arthrokinematic motion of spinning?

A)Motion is linear
B)Sliding motion
C)One surface spins around another
D)Points of contact of each surface keep changing

Question 25

Which of the following characteristics are associated with the arthrokinematic motion of rolling?

A)Motion is linear
B)Sliding motion
C)One surface spins around another
D)Points of contact of each surface keep changing