Chapter 9 Lecture Quiz

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At a synovial joint, the synovial membrane ________.

Secretes the lubricating synovial fluid

Which statement is true concerning the knee joint?

The medial meniscus is attached to the tibial collateral ligament.

A meniscus is ________.

a fibrocartilage pad that provides padding between bones

Which of the following is a type of synovial joint?

a plane joint

Movement at the shoulder joint that moves the upper limb laterally away from the body is called ________.

abduction

Which of the following are joined by a symphysis?

adjacent vertebrae

The joint between adjacent vertebrae that includes an invertebral disc is classified as which type of joint?

amphiarthrosis

A gomphosis ________.

anchors a tooth to the jaw

Synovial joints ________.

are joints where the bones articulate with each other within a fluid-filled joint cavity

Which type of joint provides the greatest range of motion?

ball-and-socket

Movement of a body region in a circular movement at a condyloid joint is what type of motion?

circumduction

Synovial joints ________.

develop at an interzone site

Which motion moves the bottom of the foot away from the midline of the body?

elevation

27. A syndesmosis is ________.

fibrous joint that unites parallel bones

A synchondrosis is ________.

found at the first sternocostal joint of the thoracic cage

Which type of joint allows for only uniaxial movement?

hinge joint

Condyloid joints ________.

include the radiocarpal joint

The ankle joint ________.

is a uniaxial hinge joint

A cartilaginous joint ________.

is called a symphysis when the bones are united by fibrocartilage

The proximal radioulnar joint ________.

is supported by the annular ligament

The joints between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae can contribute to which movement?

lateral flexion

A bursa ________.

prevents friction between skin and bone, or a muscle tendon and bone

Intramembranous ossification ________.

produces the bones of the top and sides of the skull

The primary support for the glenohumeral joint is provided by the ________.

rotator cuff muscles

Supination is the motion that moves the ________.

scapula in an upward direction

The epiphyseal plate of a growing long bone in a child is classified as a ________.

synchondrosis

Which type of fibrous joint connects the tibia and fibula?

syndesmosis

An example of a wide fibrous joint is ________.

the interosseous membrane of the forearm

At synovial joints, ________.

the joint cavity is filled with a thick, lubricating fluid

Which of these joints is classified as a synarthrosis?

the manubriosternal joint

Which of these joints is classified as a biaxial diarthrosis?

the metacarpophalangeal joint

Endochondral ossification is ________.

the process that replaces hyaline cartilage with bone tissue

Which region of the vertebral column has the greatest range of motion for rotation?

thoracic


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