Anatomy Chapter 8 pt2

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In the knee joint, the medial meniscus is __________.

fibrocartilage

Which of the following ligaments does not belong to the coxal joint?

fibular collateral ligament

The elbow and knee joints are similar in that their primary motions are __________.

flexion and extension

The largest, most complex diarthrosis in the body is the _____________.

knee joint

What type of joint is a ball-and-socket joint?

multiaxial (triaxial) joint

Joints moving in one or more planes but that do not move around an axis are known as ____.

nonaxial joints

Shaking your head "no" while talking to a small child is the result of a _____ joint between the axis and the atlas.

pivot

The gliding motion of the wrist uses ________ joints.

plane

A ballerina who stands on the tips of her toes is performing __________.

plantarflexion

If you stand on tiptoes to reach something on a top shelf, you are performing ______________ at the ankle.

plantarflexion

In ______, the bone turns around itself.

rotation

Which of the following joints is unique to the thumb?

saddle joint

The most freely movable joint in the human body is the ________ joint.

shoulder

Which joint is associated with the rotator cuff, a group of muscles and their tendons?

shoulder

The unhappy triad is an injury involving _________________________.

the medial collateral ligament, the medial meniscus, and the anterior cruciate ligament

All the following structures are associated with the shoulder joint except:

the radioulnar ligament.

What type of joint allows motion around only one axis?

uniaxial

Flexion and extension are types of __________.

angular movements

The ___ ligament in the knee joint prevents hyperextension.

anterior cruciate

In which of the following locations would a gliding movement most likely occur?

between the intercarpal joints of the wrist

Synovial joints allowing movement around two axes are known as ______ joints.

biaxial

The anterior cruciate ligament anchors the tibia bone to a __________.

bone

A ___ joint allows flexion/extension, adduction/abduction, and circumduction, but not rotation.

condylar

What movement decreases the angle between the foot and tibia as the toes are pulled up toward the head?

dorsiflexion

While chewing gum you will ______ the mandible.

elevate and depress

When you walk up the stairs your hip and knee joints _____________ to lift your body weight.

extend


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