Anatomy 8.1-8.3

Which of the following is a freely movable joint?

Diarthrosis

Which of the following is a functional joint classification?

Diarthrosis

Which of the following cartilaginous joints is found only in young, growing people?

Epiphyseal plate

Which of the following cartilaginous joints functions primarily in protection and shock absorption of the spinal column?

Intervertebral disc

Which type of fibrous joint is found between bones of the cranium?

Suture

Which of the following best represents the functional classifications of joints ranked from least movable to most movable?

Synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis

All the following structures are part of a synovial joint except:

a bursa.

Synovial fluid can be found in all the following structures except:

a symphysis

What do ligaments connect?

bone to bone

A fracture at the ______ can quite possibly have lifelong consequences, such as differences in limb length.

epiphyseal plate

The most common type of inflammation of the joints is _____.

osteoarthritis

All the following functions are associated with synovial fluid except:

stability.

Which of the following statements best describes a bursa?

A bursa is a structure filled with synovial fluid and lined with synovial membrane on its inner surface.

Which statement best describes a bursa?

A bursa is a synovial fluid-filled structure lined with synovial membrane on its inner surface.

What fiber is commonly associated with fibrous joints?

Collagen

What best describes cartilaginous joints?

Little, if any, motion

Which of the following is not a subclass of a fibrous joint?

Synchondrosis

Which of the following joints is cartilaginous?

Synchondrosis

What part of the joint cavity lubricates the joint, supplies nutrients, removes metabolic wastes, and absorbs shock?

Synovial fluid

Which of the following features is not part of the synovial joint?

Tendon sheath

Which of the following statements best describes tendon sheaths?

Tendon sheaths protect long tendons as they course over and around synovial joints.

Joints are classified functionally by their _____ and structurally by their _____.

amount of motion; anatomical characteristics

Joints that have just slight movement are functionally classified as ______.

amphiarthroses

A symphysis is a(n) ______.

amphiarthrosis

A syndesmosis is a(n) _______.

amphiarthrosis

A joint cavity consists of _______________________________.

an articular cartilage, an articular capsule, and synovial fluid

Synovial joints are entirely encased in dense fibrous connective tissue that extends from the periosteum of one bone to another. This structure is called the _____.

articular capsule

Exposed bone surfaces within a joint cavity are lined with _______.

articular cartilage

All the following structural classifications apply to joints except:

diarthrosis

Joints perform all the following functions except:

generate heat.

It is important for a _____ to be a synarthrosis because we want our teeth to have stability in the mandible.

gomphosis

Ligaments that are found within the articular capsule are known as _____.

intrinsic ligaments

The type of joint found between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae is classified as a _____.

symphysis

Two types of cartilaginous joints are _______________________.

symphysis and synchondrosis

Joints that are diarthroses and have a cavity are classified as ______ joints.

synovial