Chapter 9 Lecture Quiz
At a synovial joint, the synovial membrane ________.
Secretes the lubricating synovial fluid
Which statement is true concerning the knee joint?
The medial meniscus is attached to the tibial collateral ligament.
A meniscus is ________.
a fibrocartilage pad that provides padding between bones
Which of the following is a type of synovial joint?
a plane joint
Movement at the shoulder joint that moves the upper limb laterally away from the body is called ________.
abduction
Which of the following are joined by a symphysis?
adjacent vertebrae
The joint between adjacent vertebrae that includes an invertebral disc is classified as which type of joint?
amphiarthrosis
A gomphosis ________.
anchors a tooth to the jaw
Synovial joints ________.
are joints where the bones articulate with each other within a fluid-filled joint cavity
Which type of joint provides the greatest range of motion?
ball-and-socket
Movement of a body region in a circular movement at a condyloid joint is what type of motion?
circumduction
Synovial joints ________.
develop at an interzone site
Which motion moves the bottom of the foot away from the midline of the body?
elevation
27. A syndesmosis is ________.
fibrous joint that unites parallel bones
A synchondrosis is ________.
found at the first sternocostal joint of the thoracic cage
Which type of joint allows for only uniaxial movement?
hinge joint
Condyloid joints ________.
include the radiocarpal joint
The ankle joint ________.
is a uniaxial hinge joint
A cartilaginous joint ________.
is called a symphysis when the bones are united by fibrocartilage
The proximal radioulnar joint ________.
is supported by the annular ligament
The joints between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae can contribute to which movement?
lateral flexion
A bursa ________.
prevents friction between skin and bone, or a muscle tendon and bone
Intramembranous ossification ________.
produces the bones of the top and sides of the skull
The primary support for the glenohumeral joint is provided by the ________.
rotator cuff muscles
Supination is the motion that moves the ________.
scapula in an upward direction
The epiphyseal plate of a growing long bone in a child is classified as a ________.
synchondrosis
Which type of fibrous joint connects the tibia and fibula?
syndesmosis
An example of a wide fibrous joint is ________.
the interosseous membrane of the forearm
At synovial joints, ________.
the joint cavity is filled with a thick, lubricating fluid
Which of these joints is classified as a synarthrosis?
the manubriosternal joint
Which of these joints is classified as a biaxial diarthrosis?
the metacarpophalangeal joint
Endochondral ossification is ________.
the process that replaces hyaline cartilage with bone tissue
Which region of the vertebral column has the greatest range of motion for rotation?
thoracic
