Module 8

Question 1

movement of a bone or limb away from the midline of the body

Answer 1

abduction

Question 2

movement of a bone or limb toward the midline of the body

Answer 2

adduction

Question 3

joints that allow only slight movement

Answer 3

amphiarthroses

Question 4

a place of junction between two or more bones

Answer 4

articulation

Question 5

a type of synovial or diarthrosis joint, also called a multiaxial joint, like the shoulder or hip joint

Answer 5

ball-and-socket joint

Question 6

closed sacs with a synovial membrane lining

Answer 6

bursae

Question 7

moving the bone in such a way so that the end of the bone or limb describes a circle in the air and the sides of the bone describe a cone in the air

Answer 7

circumduction

Question 8

a type of synovial joint, also called an ellipsoidal joint, like the wrist

Answer 8

condyloid joint

Question 9

lowering a part of the body
abnormal emotional state

Answer 9

depression

Question 10

freely moving joints or articulations; also called synovial joints

Answer 10

diarthroses or synovial joints

Question 11

raising the foot up at the ankle joint

Answer 11

dorsiflexion

Question 12

raising a part of the body

Answer 12

elevation

Question 13

moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

Answer 13

eversion

Question 14

increasing the angle between bones

Answer 14

extension

Question 15

bending or decreasing the angle between bones

Answer 15

flexion

Question 16

a type of synovial joint found in the spine

Answer 16

gliding joint

Question 17

a joint in which a conical process fits into a socket and is held in place by ligaments

Answer 17

gomphosis

Question 18

a type of synovial joint, like the knee or elbow

Answer 18

hinge joint

Question 19

increases the joint angle beyond the anatomic position

Answer 19

hyperextension

Question 20

moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

Answer 20

inversion

Question 21

movement that occurs only with the thumb

Answer 21

opposition

Question 22

a type of synovial joint, like the joint between the atlas and axis vertebrae

Answer 22

pivot joint

Question 23

pushing the foot down at the ankle joint

Answer 23

plantar flexion

Question 24

moving the bones of the forearm so that the radius and ulna are not parallel

Answer 24

pronation

Question 25

moving a part of the body forward on a plane parallel to the ground

Answer 25

protraction

Question 26

occurs when the digits return to their normal positions

Answer 26

reposition

Question 27

moving a part of the body backward on a plane parallel to the ground

Answer 27

retraction

Question 28

moving a bone around a central axis

Answer 28

rotation

Question 29

a type of synovial joint, the carpal metacarpal joint in the thumb

Answer 29

saddle joint

Question 30

found under the skin

Answer 30

subcutaneous bursae

Question 31

located between muscles

Answer 31

subfascial bursae

Question 32

found where one tendon overlies another tendon

Answer 32

subtendinous bursae

Question 33

moving the bones of the forearm so that the radius and ulna are parallel

Answer 33

supination

Question 34

joints in which the bones are connected by a disc of fibrocartilage

Answer 34

symphysis

Question 35

joints between bones that do not allow movement

Answer 35

synarthroses

Question 36

joint in which two bony surfaces are connected by hyaline cartilage

Answer 36

synchondrosis

Question 37

joint in which bones are connected by ligaments between the bones

Answer 37

syndesmosis