Joints Flashcards
(24 cards)
What is the function of joints in the body?
To allow movement and provide stability to the skeletal system.
True or False: Joints are where two or more bones come together.
True
What is the name of the tough, flexible tissue that covers the ends of bones at a joint?
Cartilage
Fill in the blank: Ligaments are tough bands of _______ that connect bones to other bones at a joint.
Tissue
Which type of joint allows for the most movement?
Synovial joint
What is the name of the fluid-filled sac that helps reduce friction at a joint?
Bursa
What is the medical term for a joint that is immovable?
Synarthrosis
What is the medical term for a freely movable joint?
Diarthrosis
Which type of joint is found in the skull and allows for minimal movement?
Fibrous joint
Fill in the blank: The hip and shoulder joints are examples of _______ joints.
Ball-and-socket
What is the name of the joint that allows for bending and straightening movements?
Hinge joint
True or False: Synovial fluid helps nourish and lubricate joints.
True
Which type of joint is found in the vertebral column and allows for limited movement?
Cartilaginous joint
What is the name of the joint that allows for rotating movements?
Pivot joint
Fill in the blank: The elbow joint is an example of a _______ joint.
Hinge
What is the term for the bending movement that decreases the angle between two bones at a joint?
Flexion
What is the term for the straightening movement that increases the angle between two bones at a joint?
Extension
True or False: Abduction is the movement of a body part away from the midline of the body.
True
Fill in the blank: Adduction is the movement of a body part _______ the midline of the body.
toward
What is the term for the circular movement of a body part around an axis?
Rotation
What is the term for the movement that brings the sole of the foot inward?
Inversion
Fill in the blank: Eversion is the movement that brings the sole of the foot _______.
outward
True or False: Pronation is the movement that turns the palm of the hand upward.
False
What is the term for the movement that turns the palm of the hand downward?
Pronation