Deck 11: Articulations and Body Movements

Question 1

Which statement is true about synovial joints?

A) Pivot joints are biaxial.
B) Hinge joints are biaxial.
C) Ball and socket joints are multiaxial.
D) Condyloid joints are uniaxial.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Using the structural classification of joints, the shoulder is a _ joint.

A) synovial
B) fibrous
C) cartilaginous
D) diarthrosis

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Pronation and supination are movements of the _.

A) shoulder
B) elbow
C) palm of the hand
D) head

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The function of synovial fluid is to reduce friction in synovial joints. Friction can be further reduced by which of the following?

A) epiphyseal plate
B) periosteum
C) articular capsule
D) articular cartilages

Question 5

This structure contributes to stability of the hip joint.

A) acetabular labrum
B) rotator cuff muscles
C) menisci
D) cruciate ligaments

Question 6

Ligaments reinforce joints by holding the bones together. What tissue type are ligaments?

A) areolar connective tissue
B) elastic connective tissue
C) dense regular connective tissue
D) skeletal muscle

Question 7

You are asked to demonstrate plantar flexion. To do this, you must move your _ _.

A) ankle
B) elbow
C) wrist
D) knee

Question 8

When a joint can move in only one body plane, it is called a joint.

A) uniaxial
B) biaxial
C) nonaxial
D) multiaxial

Question 9

Flexion and extension are usually movements in the _ plane(s) of the body.

A) frontal
B) frontal, sagittal, and transverse
C) sagittal
D) transverse

Question 10

This special type of joint holds the teeth in place.

A) syndesmosis
B) symphysis
C) gomphosis
D) synchondrosis

Question 11

The structural classification of joints is based on .

A) the shape of the articulating bones
B) the type of connective tissue between the articulating bones
C) the amount of movement permitted at the joint
D) the location of the joint in the axial skeleton

Question 12

The articular cartilage in synovial joints best resembles .

A) fibrocartilage
B) hyaline cartilage
C) elastic cartilage

Question 13

Movement of the upper limb away from the trunk is called .

A) adduction
B) abduction
C) lateral flexion
D) extension

Question 14

This joint of the body has the greatest range of movement.

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

Question 15

The joint is an immovable joint that holds bones of the axial skeleton tightly together to protect the .

A) sternocostal, heart
B) vertebrocostal, lungs
C) suture, brain
D) tibiofibular, pelvic organs

Question 16

Which kinds of synovial joints can move in two (and only two) planes of the body?

A) ball and socket
B) pivot
C) condyloid
D) hinge

Question 17

Which of these joints moves in only two planes?

A) hip
B) shoulder
C) metacarpophalangeal
D) elbow

Question 18

In this type of cartilaginous joint, bones are connected by fibrocartilage. The joint is amphiarthrotic.

A) gomphosis
B) syndesmosis
C) symphysis
D) synchondrosis

Question 19

Using the functional classification of joints, the intervertebral joint between bodies of adjacent vertebrae is a(n) joint.

A) synarthrotic (immovable)
B) amphiarthrotic (slightly movable)
C) diarthrotic (freely movable)

Question 20

Muscles are strung across joints and can therefore move them. The insertion of a muscle .

A) is usually proximal to the origin on limb muscles
B) moves toward the origin during contraction
C) is the stable or less movable attachment
D) moves away from the origin during contraction

Question 21

What is true about the movement properties of the following joints?

A) Cartilaginous joints are freely movable.
B) Some synovial joints are freely movable; others are immovable.
C) All synovial joints are freely movable.
D) Fibrous joints permit no movement.

Question 22

The joint between the head of the radius and the ulna is a type of synovial joint.

A) pivot
B) saddle
C) condylar
D) ball and socket

Question 23

Bending forward at the hip is an example of _.

A) extension
B) supination
C) pronation
D) flexion

Question 24

The range of motion at the shoulder is greater than the range of motion at the hip because .

A) the pectoral girdle forms a complete circle and is firmly attached to the axial skeleton
B) the glenoid fossa is a very shallow cavity
C) the humerus is held tightly to the glenoid fossa
D) very strong ligaments wrap around the humerus in all directions to hold it to the pectoral girdle

Question 25

Knuckles, formed by the metacarpals and phalanges, are a type of synovial joint.

A) saddle
B) condylar
C) pivot
D) ball and socket

Question 26

Both the knee and the temporomandibular joints _.

A) perform protraction and retraction
B) are modified hinge joints
C) perform flexion and extension
D) bear the weight of the body

Question 27

A joint can only perform these movements: flexion/extension and abduction/adduction. It is therefore a joint.

A) uniaxial
B) multiaxial
C) biaxial

Question 28

The knee .

A) is the simplest joint in the body
B) is a multiaxial joint
C) has ligaments present inside as well as surrounding the articular capsule
D) is completely enclosed by a strong articular capsule