Quiz: Joints, Chapter 8 Flashcards
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An epiphyseal line is an example of…
Synchondrosis
Dense fibrous connective tissue is to sutures as a periodontal ligament is to…
Gomphoses
Syndesmosis is to ligament as symphysis is to…
Fibrous cartilage
Type of hyaline cartilage not covered by perichondrium…
Articular
The intervertebral disc joint is classified structurally as…
Symphysis
Joints can be classified structurally as…
Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
An immovable joint is a(n)…
Synarthrosis
A freely moveable joint is a(n)…
Diarthrosis
A slightly immovable joint is a(n)…
Amphiarthrosis
A ligamentous connection such as an antebrachial interosseous membrane is an example of…
Syndesmoses
A fibrous joint that is essentially peg-in-socket…
Gomphosis
Examples of (structurally) fibrous joints…
Sutures (skull), syndesmoses (distal arm and leg bones), gomphoses (teeth)
Examples of (structurally) cartilaginous joints…
Synchondroses (epiphyseal plates), symphyses (intervertebral disc joints)
An example of an interosseous fibrous joint…
Syndesmosis between radius and ulna (arms) or tibia and fibula (legs)
In symphysis joints the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with…
Hyaline cartilage
Types of movement of plane joints…
Nonaxial movement; gliding
Types of movement of hinge joints…
Uniaxial movement; flexion, extension
Types of movement of pivot joints…
Uniaxial movement; rotation
Types of movement of condyloid joints…
Biaxial movement; all angular motions to slight degree
Types of movement of saddle joints…
Biaxial movement; all angular motions to greater degree
Types of movement of ball-and-socket joints…
Multi-axial movement; all angular motions and rotation
Flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin is called…
Dorsiflexion
Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membranes that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called…
Bursa(e)
The ligaments that protect the alignment of the femoral and tibial condyles and limit the movement of the femur anteriorly and posteriorly are called…
Cruciate ligaments
