ap ch 8
Which of the following ligaments provides support to the front of the knee joint?
Anterior cruciate ligament
synchondroses
Cartilaginous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the ends of bones
Which of the following is also called the intracapsular ligament?
Cruciate ligament
Which of the following ligaments is not associated with the hip joint?
Cruciate ligament
A synovial joint is an example of which of the following joints?
Diarthrosis
Which of the following has monoaxial movement?
Elbow
To what do the terms inversion and eversion exclusively pertain to?
Feet
Moving the head downward toward the chest is described by which of the following terms?
Flexion
Which of the following are fibrous joints with a peg-in-socket structure?
Gomphoses
Which of the following is a synarthrosis that binds the teeth to the bony sockets in the maxillary bone and the mandible?
Gomphosis
Which of the following is the largest and strongest articulation at the elbow?
Humeroulnar joint
Which of the following is an example of a gliding joint?
Intercarpal joint
The patellar ligament is used to test?
Knee-jerk reflex
Which of the following is involved most commonly in athletic knee injuries?
Menisci
Which of the following ligaments reinforces the back of the knee joint?
Popliteal
Which of the following does not increase or decrease the angle between bones?
Rotation
Which of the following has triaxial movement?
Shoulder
Which of the following joints permits the greatest range of mobility in the body?
Shoulder
Which of the following joints permits a slight degree of movement?
Symphysis
The immovable joint between the manubrium of the sternum and the first rib's costal cartilage is an example of which of the following?
Synchondroses
Which of the following is an example of a suture joint?
Syndesmosis
Which of the following primarily stabilizes the shoulder joint?
Tendon of biceps brachii muscle
Which of the following is not a part of a synovial joint?
Tendon sheath
The elbow joint is extremely stable because of which of the following?
The articular capsule is very thick.
Which knee ligament initiates the knee-jerk reflex when tapped?
The patellar ligament
Which of the following is the function of the cruciate ligaments of the knee?
They are also called collateral ligaments.
Tendon sheaths
act as friction-reducing structures
A slightly movable joint is a(n)
amphiarthrosis
Connective tissue sacs, lined with synovial membranes, that act as cushions where friction develops are called:
bursae.
Nodding the head up and down is an example of:
flexion and extension.
The normal movement of the hip joint during walking involves:
flexion.
In symphyses, the articular surfaces of bones are covered with:
hyaline cartilage.
Articular cartilage at the ends of long bones serves to:
provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints.
A joint united by dense fibrocartilage that usually allows slight movement is a:
symphysis.
Which of the following are cartilaginous joints?
synchondroses