Deck 9: Joints of the Upper Extremity

Question 1

The glenohumeral joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)synovial condyloid
B)synovial ball-and-socket
C)cartilaginous symphysis
D)synovial ellipsoid

Answer 1

synovial ball-and-socket

Question 2

Which of the following joints is considered to be a functional joint but not an anatomic joint?

A)glenohumeral
B)acromioclavicular
C)scapulocostal
D)sternoclavicular

Answer 2

scapulocostal

Question 3

Winging of the scapula is a lay term for what scapular action?

A)upward rotation
B)lateral tilt
C)elevation
D)protraction

Answer 3

lateral tilt

Question 4

In scapulohumeral rhythm,what scapular motion couples with arm abduction?

A)upward rotation
B)downward rotation
C)protraction
D)elevation

Question 5

What joint allows motion to occur between the scapula and clavicle?

A)scapulocostal
B)acromioclavicular
C)sternoclavicular
D)glenohumeral

Question 6

What structure helps to form the roof of the glenohumeral joint?

A)coracoid process
B)supraglenoid tubercle
C)coracoacromial ligament
D)superior glenohumeral ligament

Question 7

Which of the following scapular motions are axial?

A)protraction and retraction
B)upward rotation and downward rotation
C)elevation and depression
D)abduction and adduction

Question 8

At what joints can the scapula and clavicle of the shoulder girdle move?

A)sternoclavicular and scapulocostal
B)acromioclavicular and scapulocostal
C)scapulocostal and glenohumeral
D)all of these

Question 9

The subdeltoid bursa of the shoulder joint is also called what bursa?

A)bicipital
B)subscapular
C)subcoracoid
D)subacromial

Question 10

The ribcage moving relative to the scapula at the scapulocostal joint is considered to be what type of movement?

A)primary
B)secondary
C)reverse
D)accessory

Question 11

What are the names of the glenohumeral ligaments?

A)superior,middle,and inferior
B)anterior,posterior,and medial
C)superficial and deep
D)longitudinal and transverse

Question 12

What is the only osseous joint connecting the upper extremity to the axial skeleton?

A)scapulocostal
B)glenohumeral
C)acromioclavicular
D)sternoclavicular

Question 13

The sternoclavicular joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)fibrous syndesmosis
B)cartilaginous symphysis
C)synovial saddle
D)synovial plane

Question 14

The conoid and trapezoid ligaments are components of what ligament?

A)costoclavicular
B)coracoclavicular
C)acromioclavicular
D)coracoacromial

Question 15

The scapula can upwardly rotate at the scapulocostal joint how many degrees?

A)30
B)60
C)90
D)120

Question 16

Most of the stability of the glenohumeral joint originates from which of the following?

A)ligaments
B)musculature
C)bony shape
D)fibrous joint capsule

Question 17

The sternoclavicular joint is considered what type of joint functionally?

A)amphiarthrotic uniaxial
B)diarthrotic biaxial
C)amphiarthrotic triaxial
D)diarthrotic nonaxial

Question 18

The acromioclavicular joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)fibrous
B)cartilaginous
C)synovial plane
D)synovial hinge

Question 19

What is the name of the cartilaginous lip of tissue that goes around the glenoid fossa?

A)glenoid sheath
B)humeral fibrous ring
C)glenoid labrum
D)lunate cartilage

Question 20

The glenohumeral joint is considered what type of joint functionally?

A)diarthrotic biaxial
B)diarthrotic triaxial
C)amphiarthrotic biaxial
D)amphiarthrotic triaxial

Question 21

The proximal radioulnar joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)hinge
B)pivot
C)condyloid
D)saddle

Question 22

What joints make up the wrist joint?

A)distal radioulnar and radiocarpal
B)middle radioulnar and distal radioulnar
C)radiocarpal and midcarpal
D)midcarpal and carpometacarpal

Question 23

During pronation of the forearm at the radioulnar joints,what bone usually moves?

A)ulna
B)radius
C)humerus
D)scaphoid

Question 24

How many arches does the hand have?

A)one
B)two
C)three
D)four

Question 25

Carpal tunnel syndrome involves entrapment of what nerve?

A)radial
B)ulnar
C)median
D)musculocutaneous

Question 26

The humeroradial joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

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

Question 27

What is the distal attachment of the dorsal digital expansion?

A)dorsal side of the proximal phalanges
B)ventral side of the proximal phalanges
C)dorsal side of the middle and distal phalanges
D)ventral side of the middle and distal phalanges

Question 28

The term for lateral deviation of the ulna relative to the humerus in the frontal plane is:

A)angle of inclination
B)torsion angle
C)carrying angle
D)Q-angle

Question 29

The middle radioulnar joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)fibrous syndesmosis
B)cartilaginous synchondrosis
C)synovial plane
D)synovial hinge

Question 30

In scapulohumeral rhythm,what scapular motion couples with arm medial rotation?

A)upward rotation
B)protraction
C)elevation
D)downward rotation

Question 31

Which of the following tendons does not travel through the carpal tunnel?

A)flexor carpi ulnaris
B)flexor digitorum superficialis
C)flexor digitorum profundus
D)flexor pollicis longus

Question 32

What is the major articulation at the elbow joint?

A)humeroradial
B)humeroulnar
C)proximal radioulnar
D)radiocapitular

Question 33

Flexion of the fingers increases what arch of the hand?

A)proximal transverse
B)distal transverse
C)longitudinal
D)all of these

Question 34

The head of the radius during pronation rotates:

A)to the right
B)to the left
C)medially
D)laterally

Question 35

What is the term that describes a metacarpal and its associated phalanges?

A)carpus
B)metacarpus
C)finger
D)ray

Question 36

The carrying angle is normally how many degrees?

A)5 to 15
B)15 to 25
C)20 to 30
D)45 to 50

Question 37

The radiocarpal joint is considered what type of joint functionally?

A)diarthrotic uniaxial
B)diarthrotic biaxial
C)diarthrotic triaxial
D)amphiarthrotic uniaxial

Question 38

What ligament attaches to the ulna and surrounds the head of the radius?

A)medial collateral
B)lateral collateral
C)oblique cord
D)annular

Question 39

When the arm abducts 180 degrees relative to the trunk,how many degrees of this motion occur at the scapulocostal joint?

A)30
B)60
C)90
D)120

Question 40

The humeroulnar joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)hinge
B)condyloid
C)saddle
D)pivot

Question 41

What is the closed-packed position of the wrist joint?

A)flexion and slight ulnar deviation
B)extension and slight ulnar deviation
C)flexion and slight radial deviation
D)extension and slight radial deviation

Question 42

The reference line for abduction-adduction of the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints is an imaginary line through the center of what finger when that finger is in anatomic position?

A)index finger
B)middle finger
C)ring finger
D)little finger

Question 43

Which of the following joints is most commonly affected by rheumatoid arthritis?

A)carpometacarpal
B)metacarpophalangeal
C)proximal interphalangeal
D)distal interphalangeal

Question 44

Which of the following word origins means to restrain?

A)manus
B)carpus
C)annulus
D)rein

Question 45

How many proximal intermetacarpal joints are in one upper extremity?

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 46

At what joint is the check-rein ligament located?

A)carpometacarpal
B)metacarpophalangeal
C)proximal interphalangeal
D)distal interphalangeal

Question 47

The intermetacarpal joint is considered what type of joint functionally?

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

Question 48

The 1st carpometacarpal joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)hinge
B)saddle
C)pivot
D)gliding

Question 49

The radial collateral ligament of the interphalangeal joint limits motion of that joint in what direction?

A)anterior
B)posterior
C)ulnar
D)radial

Question 50

What carpometacarpal joint is most mobile?

A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fifth

Question 51

Interphalangeal joints are considered what type of joint structurally?

A)pivot
B)hinge
C)condyloid
D)plane

Question 52

The metacarpophalangeal joint is considered what type of joint structurally?

A)hinge
B)condyloid
C)saddle
D)plane

Question 53

Opposition of the thumb at the 1st carpometacarpal joint is a combination of what actions?

A)flexion,adduction,and lateral rotation
B)flexion,medial rotation,and abduction
C)extension,lateral rotation,and abduction
D)extension,adduction,and medial rotation

Question 54

At what joint is the palmar plate located?

A)metacarpophalangeal
B)proximal interphalangeal
C)distal interphalangeal
D)all of these

Question 55

A metacarpophalangeal joint is located between the head of a metacarpal and the _____ phalanx.

A)base of a middle
B)head of a proximal
C)base of a proximal
D)head of a middle

Question 56

What carpometacarpal joints form the central stable pillar of the hand?

A)first and second
B)second and third
C)third and fourth
D)fourth and fifth

Question 57

Which of the following ligaments limits full flexion of the hand at the wrist joint?

A)palmar radiocarpal
B)dorsal radiocarpal
C)radial collateral
D)ulnar collateral

Question 58

Flexion and extension of the metacarpal of the thumb at the saddle joint occur within what plane?

A)sagittal
B)frontal
C)transverse
D)oblique

Question 59

How many distal intermetacarpal joints are in one upper extremity?

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 60

What carpometacarpal joint is least mobile?

A)first
B)third
C)fourth
D)fifth

Question 61

Which of the following word origins means hand?

A)pedis
B)manus
C)carpus
D)digital

Question 62

Which of the following word origins means inflammation?

A)rheuma
B)osis
C)peri
D)itis

Question 63

Which of the following word origins means thumb?

A)hallux
B)carpus
C)pollicis
D)digital

Question 64

Which of the following word origins means pulley?

A)trochlea
B)annular
C)cubitus
D)rein

Question 65

Which of the following word origins means ring?

A)fore
B)trochlea
C)annular
D)rheuma