Joints part 1

Question 1

What SPECIFIC type of tissue is found in the pubic symphysis?

Answer 1

fibrocartilage

Question 2

What is the name of the hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of long bones in synovial joints?

Answer 2

articular cartilage

Question 3

The least movable joints are

Answer 3

synostoses.

Question 4

he most movable joints are ___________ joints.

Answer 4

synovial

Question 5

True or False, An example of a gomphosis joint is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Answer 5

FALSE

Question 6

In a symphysis, articulating bones are

Answer 6

connected by fibrocartilage

Question 7

True or False, Since the menisci are fibrocartilage discs, the knee is an example of a symphysis joint.

Answer 7

FALSE

Question 8

The following characteristics define what type of joint: presence of a synovial cavity, articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and ligaments?

Answer 8

Diarthrosis

Question 9

The joint that occurs between the root of a tooth and the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla

Answer 9

Gomphosis

Question 10

A joint formed by the fusion of two bones (like the os coxae) is a(n)

Answer 10

synostosis.

Question 11

An immovable joint is a(n)

Answer 11

synarthrosis.

Question 12

True or False, The joint between the bodies of two vertebrae is an example of a symphysis joint.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of a symphysis?

Answer 13

Intervertebral joint

Question 14

Cartilaginous joints are

Answer 14

synchondroses.

Question 15

Twisting of a joint that stretches or tears ligaments is called a

Answer 15

sprain.

Question 16

Looking up at the ceiling is an example of

Answer 16

hyperextension.

Question 17

If you stand on tiptoes to reach something high, you are performing __________ at the ankle.

Answer 17

plantar flexion

Question 18

When doing a pushup, your shoulders __________ as your body is pushed upward.

Answer 18

protract

Question 19

True or False, Under normal circumstances, the wrist can be hyperextended, but the elbow cannot.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

A movement that increases the angle between articulating bones is

Answer 20

extension.

Question 21

Movement of the mandible forward on the plane parallel to the ground is

Answer 21

protraction.

Question 22

Nutrients are supplied to the chondrocytes of the articular cartilage by

Answer 22

synovial fluid.

Question 23

The articular surfaces of bones in freely movable joints are covered with

Answer 23

articular cartilage.

Question 24

True or False, Bursae are structures associated with fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints.

Answer 24

FALSE

Question 25

True or False, A meniscus is a type of bursa seen in the space between the femur and tibia.

Answer 25

FALSE