Anatomy CH 9 Module 2

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Which of the following best describes the condyloid joint?

An egg-shaped articular surface of one bone fits into an oval concavity in another bone.

Which of the following best defines the flexion movement?

Decreasing the angle between two bones

Which of the following best describes circumduction?

Fingers in a cone shape

The metacarpophalangeal joint allows which of the following movements?

Flexion of fingers

The interphalangeal joint is an example of which of the following structural subtypes?

Hinge joint

Which of the following best describes elevation?

Lifting a body part superiorly

Which of the following best describes the abduction movement?

Movement of a limb away from the body midline

Which of the following best describes protraction?

Moving a body part anteriorly

Which of the following best defines the adduction movement?

Moving a limb toward the body's midline

Which of the following best describes opposition?

Moving the thumb to touch the tips of the other fingers of the same hand

Which of the following best describes the pronation movement?

Rotating the forearm so the palm faces posteriorly

Which of the following best describes the gliding movement?

Sliding the flat surfaces of two bones across each other

Which of the following intervertebral (between adjacent vertebral bodies) joints matches the structural subtype?

Symphysis

Which of the following best describes the plane joint?

The articulating surfaces are essentially flat.

Which of the following best describes the hinge joint?

The cylindrical end of one bone fits into a trough-shaped surface on another bone.

Which of the following best describes the eversion movement

Turning the sole of the foot laterally

The element that contributes the least to the stability of the shoulder joint is the __________.

glenoid labrum

In the TMJ, the mandible moves with a side-to-side motion called __________ when the posterior teeth are drawn into occlusion during grinding.

lateral excursion

The __________ is actually a continuation of the tendon of the quadriceps femoris

patellar ligament

During plantar flexion, __________.

the toes are pointed (foot is depressed)


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