Question 1

List the three structural categories of joints and briefly describe the criteria used for structural classification of joints.

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The structural types of joints include:1...

Question 2

A condyloid joint

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A)  is also called an ellipsoidal joint.
B)  is considered to be biaxial.
C)  allows both flexion-extension and abduction-adduction of the joint.
D)  can be found in the wrist.
E)  is All of these choices

Question 3

Which of the joints shown in the figure is classified as a multiaxial joint?

Accepted Answer

A)  B
B)  C
C)  D
D)  E
E)  F

Question 4

Flexion and extension usually occur along which plane?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frontal
B)  Transverse
C)  Sagittal
D)  Oblique
E)  None of these choices

Question 5

Which of the following is a type of fibrous joint composed of a thin layer of dense irregular fibrous connective tissue found between the bones of the skull?
1) Syndesmoses
2) Gomphosis
3) Suture

Accepted Answer

A)  1 only
B)  2 only
C)  3 only
D)  Both 1 and 2
E)  None of these choices

Question 6

Which of the joints shown in the figure only permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movements between the articulating bones?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  Both A and B
E)  Both A and C

Question 7

Which two panels in the figure show a movement of a bone away from the midline of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  A and B
B)  B and D
C)  D and E
D)  F and A
E)  B and F

Question 8

Which of the following is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  gouty arthritis
B)  Lyme disease
C)  arthroplasty
D)  osteoarthritis
E)  rheumatoid arthritis

Question 9

Which of the joints shown in the figure only permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movements between the articulating bones?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  Both A and B
E)  Both A and C

Question 10

In which type of synovial joint does a rounded or pointed surface on one bone articulate with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a ligament?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pivot joint
B)  Planar joint
C)  Hinge joint
D)  Ball-and-socket joint
E)  Saddle joint

Question 11

Moving the humerus laterally at the shoulder joint is an example of which type of movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lateral flexion
B)  Hyperextension
C)  Adduction
D)  Abduction
E)  Gliding

Question 12

Briefly describe what is happening when a person "cracks their knuckles".

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When the synovial cavity expands,the pre...

Question 13

Bursae are saclike structures that are commonly found between bone and

Accepted Answer

A)  skin.
B)  muscle.
C)  ligaments.
D)  tendons.
E)  all the other answer selections.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a structural category of synovial joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  Planar
B)  Hinge
C)  Condyloid
D)  Suture
E)  Saddle

Question 15

Which of the panels in the figure shows a movement called lateral flexion?

Accepted Answer

A)  B
B)  F
C)  G
D)  D
E)  C

Question 16

Bending the trunk forward at the intervertebral discs is an example of what type of angular movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flexion
B)  Extension
C)  Lateral flexion
D)  Hyperextension
E)  None of these choices

Question 17

In the figure,what represents a saddle joint?

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  B
C)  C
D)  D
E)  E

Question 18

Which type of movement involves a continuous sequence of flexion,abduction,extension,and adduction resulting in a distal body part moving in a circle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gliding
B)  Lateral flexion
C)  Hyperextension
D)  Circumduction
E)  Elevation

Question 19

List and briefly describe the three common types of arthritis.

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1.Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune ...

Question 20

What type of special movement occurs in your clavicles at your acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints when you cross your arms in front of your body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protraction
B)  Retraction
C)  Inversion
D)  Eversion
E)  Supination

Exam 9: Joints

Briefly describe what is happening when a person "cracks their knuckles".

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Which of the following is NOT a structural category of synovial joints?

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Which type of movement involves a continuous sequence of flexion,abduction,extension,and adduction resulting in a distal body part moving in a circle?

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Bending the trunk forward at the intervertebral discs is an example of what type of angular movement?

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Which of the joints shown in the figure is classified as a multiaxial joint?

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Which of the joints shown in the figure only permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movements between the articulating bones?

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List and briefly describe the three common types of arthritis.

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In which type of synovial joint does a rounded or pointed surface on one bone articulate with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a ligament?

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Which of the following is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints?

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List the three structural categories of joints and briefly describe the criteria used for structural classification of joints.

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Flexion and extension usually occur along which plane?

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Which of the following is a type of fibrous joint composed of a thin layer of dense irregular fibrous connective tissue found between the bones of the skull? 1) Syndesmoses 2) Gomphosis 3) Suture

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Moving the humerus laterally at the shoulder joint is an example of which type of movement?

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What type of special movement occurs in your clavicles at your acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints when you cross your arms in front of your body?

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Which of the joints shown in the figure only permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movements between the articulating bones?

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Bursae are saclike structures that are commonly found between bone and

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A condyloid joint

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Which two panels in the figure show a movement of a bone away from the midline of the body?

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Which of the panels in the figure shows a movement called lateral flexion?

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In the figure,what represents a saddle joint?

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