Bio A&P Exam 2 chapter 9
Which of the following is the most stable joint?
Coxal joint
Which of the following is not a major joint category?
Elastic
Which of the following structures prevents knee hyperextension?
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
Which of the following is a first-class lever?
The atlanto-occipital joint
Which of the following is not a factor that determines the range of motion of a joint?
The length of the bone
Which of the following structures is not found in the shoulder?
The radioulnar ligament
The _________ deepens the socket of the hip joint and helps stabilize the joint.
acetabular labrum
Suppose you cup your hands to hold some water. To limit the amount of leaking through your hands, this action would most likely require __________.
adduction of the fingers
The study of joint structure, function, and dysfunction is called __________.
arthrology
The smooth, connective tissue lining that covers the opposing bony surfaces of a synovial joint is called __________.
articular cartilage
The metacarpophalangeal joints at the base of the fingers are ___________ joints.
condylar
Radial (lateral) and ulnar (medial) collateral ligaments restrict side-to-side movements of the __________ joint.
elbow
Bursae are structures associated with fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints.
false
Symphyses are the most common type of fibrous joints.
false
The coxal joint is a ball-and-socket joint, in which the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula.
false
The shoulder is the only multiaxial, ball-and-socket joint in the human body.
false
Some joints become synostoses by replacing __________ with __________.
fibers; bone
The ligament that attaches the lateral femoral epicondyle to the fibula is called the __________.
fibular (lateral) collateral ligament (LCL)
Raising your hand and placing it on the shoulder of a person standing in front of you, requires __________ of the shoulder.
flexion
Unlike other joints, a __________ does not join two bones to one another.
gomphosis
To tip the soles of the feet medially, so they face each other, requires __________. Tipping them out laterally so they face away from each other is __________.
inversion; eversion
The jaw joint is the articulation of the __________ and the __________.
mandible; temporal bone
The proximal radioulnar joint is a __________ joint.
pivot
If you stand on tiptoes to reach something high, you are performing __________ at the ankle.
plantar flexion
When doing a pushup, your shoulders __________ as your body is pushed upward.
protract
The joint between the left and right parietal bones is called the __________.
sagittal suture
The joint between the diaphyses of the radius and ulna is a __________.
syndesmosis
The most movable joints are ___________ joints.
synovial
An articulation is any point at which two bones meet.
true
Hinge joints, such as the tibiofemoral joint, are monoaxial.
true
The elbow has both pivot and hinge joints.
true