SLCC ANATOMY CHAPTER 9

The
three structural classes of articulations are

Joints may be classified functionally on the basis of

What are the three functional classes of joints?

The term cartilaginous is based on word root that literally translates as

A synarthrosis found only between adjacent skull bones is a

In which kind of articulation does a periodontal ligament hold a tooth in its
socket?

Epiphyseal
plates in growing bones are examples of which type of articulation?

The word root anulus most nearly means

Articulating bones are separated only by a pad of fibrocartilage in a

All of the following characterize a synovial joint except

Which of the following is not a function of synovial fluid?

The word root bursa most nearly translates as

Bursae are fibrous, saclike structures that are lined by a synovial membrane and
contain

Which term describes a joint injury in which the articulating bones have
separated?

A joint that permits movement in two planes is classified as

In which type of angular motion does the bone move away from the midline,
usually in the coronal plane?

When a bone pivots around its own axis, this movement is described as

Which type of special movement involves turning the sole of the foot laterally?

Which special movement crosses the radius and ulna so that the palm faces
posteriorly?

Protraction is a movement of a body part in which direction?

Examples of ____________ joints are found between the metacarpals and phalanges
of fingers 2 through 5.

Of the following, which type of synovial joint limits angular movements to a
single axis?

Examples of planar joints include

The intervertebral joints permit which of the following movements?

The elbow is an extremely stable joint because of

The articulation between the trapezium and the first metacarpal is a

All of the following characterize the coxal joint except

The talocrural (ankle) joint is a highly modified hinge joint including
articulations between which bones?

Which of the following are found in the foot?

The structural category comprising mostly temporary joints also includes
which of the following?

Which two of the following joints are structurally most similar?

Which two of the following joints are functionally most similar?

Of the following joints, which two are most similar in the details of
both structure and function?
(1) coxal (2) talocrural (3) sacroiliac
(4) glenohumeral

Gliding, angular, rotational, and special all
describe

Cartilage always connects two bones within a ____________, but a single length
of cartilage may form a ____________ at one end and a different kind of joint at
the other.

Articular cartilage is a special type of ____________ that lacks ____________.

What happens in the most severe form of shoulder separation?

What type of movement occurs at the humeroulnar joint?

Which of the following correctly matches a ligament of the knee joint with one
of its stabilizing functions?

Which of the following sets includes only synovial joints that contain
fibrocartilage within their articular capsules?

Each of the following correctly matches a structural category of joint with a
movement that it permits except

Supination is to lateral rotation as ____________ is to medial
rotation.

Which of these joints permits dorsiflexion and plantar flexion?

Which special movements involve raising a body part away from the floor relative
to the anatomic position?

Rank the following joints in order from the least movable to the most freely
movable: (1) elbow (2) glenohumeral (3) acromioclavicular (4) coxal (5)
radiocarpal

Of the following joints, which are partitioned into two parts by an articular
disc, creating two separate synovial cavities (essentially, "two joints in
one")?

Which one of the following is actually two separate articulations enclosed in a
single articular capsule?

Each of the following selections names only planar synovial joints except

The ____________ joint is a ____________ joint that allows rotational movement.

Which type of angular motion describes a circular path?

The intercarpal and intertarsal joints are classified as

Whereas the first sternocostal joint is a ____________, the articulations
between the sternum and ribs 2-7 are ____________.

The greatest range of mobility of any joint in the body is found in the

A twisting motion of the foot that turns the sole laterally is called

A _____ is formed when two bones previously connected in a suture fuse.

The ligament that helps to maintain the alignment of the condyles between the
femur and tibia and to limit the anterior movement of the tibia on the femur is
the

The glenohumeral joint is primarily stabilized by the

In a biaxial articulation

A metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint, which has oval articulating surfaces and
permits movement in two planes, is what type of synovial joint?

The ligament that is not associated with the intervertebral joints is the

Which of the following is a function of synovial fluid?

All of the following movements are possible at the radiocarpal joint except