Joints and Movement Review Assignment

Question 1

The place of contact between bone and cartilage or between bones and other bones is called a(n)?

Answer 1

joint

Question 2

A cartilaginous joint has ______ joint cavity.

Answer 2

no

Question 3

synarthrosis

Answer 3

immobile joint

Question 4

amphiarthrosis

Answer 4

slightly movable joint

Question 5

diarthrosis

Answer 5

freely movable joint

Question 6

There is a “trade off” between ______ and ______ in every joint.

Answer 6

mobility; stability

Question 7

A joint in which articulating bones are joined by dense regular connective tissue is classified as a ____________ joint.

Answer 7

fibrous, syndesmoses, gomphosis, or suture

Question 8

A joint is also known as a(n) ______.

Answer 8

articulation

Question 9

A ______ joint occurs where bones are held together by dense regular connective tissue.

Answer 9

fibrous

Question 10

A(n) ______ is an immobile joint.

Answer 10

synarthrosis

Question 11

Which is the most mobile joint?
a) elbow
b) suture
c) shoulder
d) intervertebral

Answer 11

c) shoulder

Question 12

Which pairs describe the range of mobility of most fibrous joints?
a) slightly mobile, freely mobile
b) immobile, slightly mobile
c) immobile, freely mobile

Answer 12

b) immobile, slightly mobile

Question 13

True or false: Bones are said to articulate with each other at a joint.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

A joint that has a fluid-filled joint cavity between articulating surfaces of the bones is called a _________ joint.

Answer 14

synovial

Question 15

Which is a slightly mobile joint?

Answer 15

interosseous membrane

Question 16

How is a gomphosis characterized, in terms of movement?

Answer 16

synarthrosis

Question 17

gomphosis

Answer 17

holds teeth in their sockets

Question 18

suture

Answer 18

connects skull bones

Question 19

syndesmosis

Answer 19

between radius and ulna

Question 20

Fibrocartilage of a ______ resists compression and acts as a shock absorber.

Answer 20

symphysis

Question 21

Synovial fluid is a ______ substance.

Answer 21

viscous, oily

Question 22

The ______ detect painful stimuli in the joint and report the amount of movement in the joint.

Answer 22

sensory nerves

Question 23

______ are designed to alleviate the friction resulting from various body movements.

Answer 23

bursae

Question 24

By monitoring stretch at a joint, the ______ can detect changes in our posture and adjust body movements.

Answer 24

nervous system

Question 25

______ are elongated bursae that wrap around tendons where there may be excessive friction.

Answer 25

tendon sheaths

Question 26

Ball-and-socket joints are ______ joints.

Answer 26

multiaxial

Question 27

______ is the movement in an anterior-posterior plane that increases the angle between the articulating bones.

Answer 27

extension

Question 28

Planar joints are also called ______ joints.

Answer 28

gliding

Question 29

Which are classified as a ball-and-socket joint?
a) hip joint
b) glenohumeral joint
c) knee joint
d) thumb joint

Answer 29

a) hip joint
b) glenohumeral joint

Question 30

Ball-and-socket joints are ______ joints.

Answer 30

uniaxial