Deck 8: Articulations

Question 1

Which of the following is not a part of a synovial joint?

A) Articular capsule
B) Articular cartilage
C) Tendon sheath
D) Joint cavity
E) Synovial membrane

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following are fibrous joints with a peg-in-socket structure?

A) Sutures
B) Gomphoses
C) Syndesmoses
D) Synchondrosis
E) Symphyses

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a gliding joint?

A) Carpometacarpal joint
B) Interphalangeal joint
C) Intercarpal joint
D) Shoulder joint
E) Hip joint

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following primarily stabilizes the shoulder joint?

A) Capsular ligaments
B) Tendon of biceps brachii muscle
C) Subscapularis muscle
D) Tendons of the clavicle
E) Glenohumeral ligaments

Question 5

The elbow joint is extremely stable because of which of the following?

A) The joint lacks bursae.
B) The capsule lacks reinforcement by ligaments.
C) The bony surfaces do not interlock with each other.
D) The articular capsule is very thick.
E) Several strong ligaments firmly support the joint capsule.

Question 6

Which of the following is also called the intracapsular ligament?

A) Oblique popliteal ligament
B) Arcuate popliteal ligament
C) Tibial collateral ligament
D) Cruciate ligament
E) Ligamentum teres

Question 7

The patellar ligament is used to test which of the following?

A) Knee-jerk reflex
B) Knee injury
C) Dislocation of the knee
D) Inflammation of the knee
E) Lyme disease infection

Question 8

Which of the following is involved most commonly in athletic knee injuries?

A) Synovial membrane
B) Tendons
C) Ligaments
D) Patella
E) Menisci

Question 9

Which of the following is a synarthrosis that binds the teeth to the bony sockets in the maxillary bone and the mandible?

A) Synostosis
B) Synchondrosis
C) Suture
D) Gomphosis
E) Symphysis

Question 10

Which of the following ligaments reinforces the back of the knee joint?

A) Patellar
B) Popliteal
C) Fibular collateral
D) Tibial collateral
E) Cruciate

Question 11

Moving the head downward toward the chest is described by which of the following terms?

A) Rotation
B) Abduction
C) Flexion
D) Extension
E) Hyperextension

Question 12

Which of the following has triaxial movement?

A) Elbow
B) Shoulder
C) Ankle
D) Skull
E) Sternum

Question 13

Which of the following has monoaxial movement?

A) Elbow
B) Ankle
C) Waist
D) Hip
E) Shoulder

Question 14

The immovable joint between the manubrium of the sternum and the first rib's costal cartilage is an example of which of the following?

A) Synarthrosis
B) Amphiarthrosis
C) Synchondroses
D) Gomphosis
E) Diarthrosis

Question 15

The joint between the occipital and parietal bones is classified as a(n) __________ joint.

Question 16

The annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus are structures composing the __________.

Question 17

When articulating surfaces are forced out of position, the displacement is known as a(n) __________.

Question 18

A freely movable joint is called a(n) __________ joint.

Question 19

Abduction and adduction always refer to movements of the __________ skeleton.

Question 20

Synovial fluid lubricates the articular cartilage and prevents __________.

Question 21

The most common chronic form of arthritis is __________.

Question 22

During brain growth, closed sutures are better described as __________.

Question 23

The two-layered structure that encloses the joint cavity has a tough outer fibrous layer that is called the articular __________.

Question 24

Examples of hinge joints include the __________ joints and the interphalangeal joints.

Question 25

Examples of saddle joints include the carpometacarpal joints of the __________.

Question 26

The subscapularis, infraspinatus, supraspinatus, and teres minor comprise the rotator __________.

Question 27

The most complex joint in the body is the __________ joint.

Question 28

The temporomandibular joint in the jaw is a modified __________ joint.

Question 29

Moving a part away from the midline of the body is called __________.

Question 30

Moving a part around its axis, either directed toward the midline or away from it, is called __________.

Question 31

Turning the hand so that the palm is upward and facing anteriorly is called __________.

Question 32

Dense connective tissue is to a suture as a periodontal ligament is to a syndesmosis.

Question 33

The radiocarpal joint is an ellipsoidal joint.

Question 34

Supination is the movement of the forearm in which the palm is turned from posterior to anterior.

Question 35

Gliding joints are found between the carpals.

Question 36

Symphyses are amphiarthrotic joints allowing flexibility and maintaining strength.

Question 37

Ellipsoidal joints have uniaxial movement that involves rotation around a vertical axis.

Question 38

Pivot joints have uniaxial movement that involves adduction and abduction.

Question 39

A shoulder separation is an injury involving dislocation of the acromioclavicular joint.

Question 40

The elbow joints allow only flexion and are unstable joints.

Question 41

The ligamentum teres is the ligament of the humerus head that connects it to the glenoid labrum.

Question 42

Lyme disease may affect the joints, and is caused by spirochete bacteria.