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Joints

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The site where two or more bones meet is called a(n) ________.

a. cartilage connection site

b. alignment site

c. auriculation site

d. articulation site

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Which of the following correctly lists the three structural types of joints?

a. Bony, cartilaginous, immovable

b. Synarthrotic, diarthrotic, amphiarthrotic

c. Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

d. Sutures, syndesmoses, gomphoses

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An amphiarthrotic joint exhibits which level of movement?

a. Immovable

b. Slightly movable

c. Freely movable

d. Slightly immovable

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Of the following types of joints, which type occurs only in the skull?

a. Suture

b. Ball and socket

c. Hinge

d. Symphysis

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The ___________ the ligament fibers of a syndesmosis, the _______ the degree of movement.

a. longer; greater

b. longer; smaller

c. shorter; greater

d. wider; smaller

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Which of the following describes the two types of cartilaginous joints?

a. Syndesmosis and gomphosis

b. Synchondrosis and symphysis

c. Ball and socket and hinge

d. Symphysis and syndesmosis

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Which of the following joints is a site of long bone growth?

a. Symphysis

b. Ball and socket

c. Gomphosis

d. Synchondrosis

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When someone has “slipped a disc” of their vertebral column, which type of joint have they disrupted?

a. Synchondrosis

b. Suture

c. Symphysis

d. The connections between the vertebrae are not examples of joints.

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All synovial joints are __________.

a. diarthrotic

b. amphiarthrotic

c. synarthrotic

d. none of the above

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Which of the following synovial joint components is responsible for secreting synovial fluid?

a. Articular cartilage

b. Synovial cavity

c. Articular capsule

d. Synovial membrane

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Much of the friction associated with synovial joints is reduced by the presence of __________.

a. tendons

b. fatty pads

c. bursae

d. fibrous capsules

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The greatest degree of motion that synovial joints display is described as _________.

a. nonaxial movement

b. uniaxial movement

c. biaxial movement

d. multiaxial movement

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When you raise your hand superiorly to correctly answer a question, that movement type is an example of _______.

a. extension

b. protraction

c. pronation

d. abduction

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Pointing your toes downward is described as which type of movement?

a. Plantar flexion

b. Dorsiflexion

c. Pronation

d. Supination

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This type of synovial joint can be seen when you bend your index finger to motion someone forward.

a. Plane

b. Hinge

c. Pivot

d. Condyloid

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The ________ joint is the largest and most complex of the body.

a. knee

b. shoulder

c. hip

d. elbow

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The knee joint is most susceptible to injury when _________ blows are applied to the knee.

a. vertical

b. lateral

c. posterior

d. inferior

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An injury common to baseball players is a torn rotator cuff. This collection of muscles and tendons is associated with the _________ joint.

a. shoulder

b. elbow

c. hip

d. knee

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The most common joint injuries include:

a. sprains.

b. dislocations.

c. cartilage injuries.

d. both a and b.

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The most common form of chronic arthritis is _________.

a. osteoarthritis

b. rheumatoid arthritis

c. gouty arthritis

d. subluxation