Chapter 8 Final Exam

At which joint do pronation and supination occur?

proximal radio-ulnar joint

All of the following are joints of the axial skeleton EXCEPT the __________.

hip joint

Movement in the anterior-posterior plane that increases the angle between articulating elements past the anatomical position is called __________.

hyperextension

Which of the following is a function of the meniscus?

It channels the flow of synovial fluid.

Choose the incorrect statement regarding synovial joints.

The area inside a joint has a significant number of pain receptors.

A slightly movable joint is a(n)

amphiarthrosis.

Which type of synovial joint is the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint?

ball-and-socket joint

Synovial joints are classified functionally as:

diarthroses.

Bending the vertebral column from side to side is an example of __________.

lateral flexion

Abduction is a __________.

movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body in the frontal plane

Which of the following movements is a good example of flexion?

moving the hand toward the shoulder

Which of the following represents a gliding joint?

sternoclavicular joints

The fibrous connection between a tooth and its socket is functionally and structurally classified as which of the following?

synarthrotic gomphosis

Functionally, all of the following are synarthroses EXCEPT __________.

syndesmosis