Joints (Exam 2)

Question 1

The two terms describe a point where two bones meet.

Answer 1

Articulation and joint

Question 2

The glenohumeral joint is where the scapula meets the humerus and what other structure?

Answer 2

Glenoid cavity

Question 3

A bony, immovable joint is called a(n)

Answer 3

Synostosis

Question 4

What is another term for a fibrous joint?

Answer 4

Synarthrosis

Question 5

Which class of joints includes sutures and gomphosis?

Answer 5

Fibrous

Question 6

Where are sutures found?

Answer 6

Only in the skull

Question 7

The anatomical name of a joint is determined by the manner in which the bone ends are connected at the joint.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Synarthrotic fibrous joints between the bones of the skull are called

Answer 8

sutures

Question 9

Which is produced by embryonic bones fusing seamlessly into one adult bone?

Answer 9

Synostosis

Question 10

What holds the bones together in a fibrous joint?

Answer 10

Collagen fibers

Question 11

What are the three types of fibrous joints?

Answer 11

Sutures,syndesmoses, and gomphoses

Question 12

The pubic symphysis is an example of which type of joint?

Answer 12

Cartilaginous

Question 13

Synchondroses and symphyses are types of what kind of joint?

Answer 13

Cartilaginous

Question 14

joint type is most likely to develop dysfunction due to its complexity

Answer 14

Synovial

Question 15

In a symphysis, bones are held together by which of the following?

Answer 15

fibrocartilage

Question 16

the types of cartilaginous joints.

Answer 16

Synchondroses and Symphyses

Question 17

What is the hyaline cartilage found at the end of the bones within a synovial joint called?

Answer 17

Articular cartilage

Question 18

Tendons can serve which of the following functions?

Answer 18

Attach muscle to bone and Stabilize a joint

Question 19

A strip of tough collagenous tissue attaching a bone to another bone is called a

Answer 19

ligament

Question 20

A structure that is an elongated structure that is utilized to generate a mechanical advantage around a fulcrum is called a(n)

Answer 20

lever

Question 21

Intervertebral discs comprised of fibrocartilage are found within what type of joints?

Answer 21

Symphyses

Question 22

In a musculoskeletal lever system, what force does the muscle contraction provide?

Answer 22

Effort

Question 23

If a lever’s mechanical advantage is less than 1.0, which of the following is true?

Answer 23

The lever produces more speed or distance (but less force) than the force exerted on it.

Question 24

Extending a joint beyond the zero position is always an abnormal movement.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

What is formed by an elongated, rigid object rotating around a fulcrum?

Answer 25

Lever

Question 26

Movement of the foot so that the toes are elevated off of the ground is called

Answer 26

dorsiflexion

Question 27

Within the skeletal anatomy, what supplies the effort?

Answer 27

Muscle contraction

Question 28

Which two bones articulate to form the jaw joint?

Answer 28

Mandible and temporal

Question 29

A joint that is extended beyond zero position is said to be what?

Answer 29

hyperextended

Question 30

What factors allow the shoulder to have a wide range of motion?

Answer 30

Loose joint capsule and shallow joint cavity

Question 31

What is the movement of toes downward, as when jumping or stepping on a gas pedal, called?

Answer 31

Plantar flexion

Question 32

What are the two articulations of the elbow joint?

Answer 32

Humeroulnar and Humeroradial

Question 33

What is another name for the hip joint?

Answer 33

Coxal joint

Question 34

The ankle joint is also referred to as the

Answer 34

talocrural joint

Question 35

What is the anatomical name for the shoulder joint?

Answer 35

Glenohumeral joint

Question 36

Which joint is the most complex diarthrosis in the body?

Answer 36

knee