Chapter 9 Joints

The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to the ___

feet

The attachment of a tooth to its socket is classified as a joint called a ___

gomphposis

In symphysis joints the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with ___

hyaline cartilage

Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of ___

hyperextension

A first class lever ___

is one with the fulcrum in the middle, such as a seesaw (EFR)

Extracapsular ligaments stabilizing the knee include ___

lateral and medial collateral ligaments preventing lateral and medial angular movements

The hip joint is a good example of an ___ synovial joint

multiaxial

The gliding motion of the wrist uses ___ joints

plane

Pointing the toes are an example of ___

plantar flexion

What ligament keeps the femur from sliding off the front of the tibia and prevents the tibia from being displaced backward?

posterior cruciate ligament

The cruciate ligaments of the knee ___

prevent hyperextension of the knee

Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to ___

provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints

Compared to the shoulder, displacements of the hip joints are ___

rare because of the ligaments reinforcement

What movement does NOT increase or decrease the angle between bones?

rotation

A joint united by dense fibrocartilaginous tissue that usually permits a slight degree of movement is a ___

symphysis

On the basis of structural classification, which joint is fibrous connective tissue?

syndesmosis

The lubricant of diarthrosis is ___

synovial fluid

Each is comprised of collagenous connective tissue, a ___ attaches a muscle to the bone, whereas a ___ attaches one bone to another.

tendon; ligament

What is a characteristic of a second class lever?

the resistance is in the middle

All synovial joints are freely moveable

true

Synchondroses is a cartilaginous joints

true

What is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane called?

abduction

Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are ___

amphiarthroses

Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membranes that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called ___

bursae

Define synchondroses

cartilaginous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the ends of the bones

The ligaments that protect the alignment of the femoral and tibial condyles and limit the movement of the femur anteriorly and posteriorly are called ___

cruciate ligaments