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