Lesson: Joints

Open Ended

Why is it important for the human body to have different types of joints with varying degrees of movement?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of cartilaginous joints?

• Intervertebral disks

• Symphysis pubis

• First rib and sternum

• Skull sutures

Open Ended

Explain the structural differences between fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints, and give an example of where each can be found in the body.

Open Ended

What are the main functions of menisci and bursae in synovial joints?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following joints allow movement in only one plane?

• Hinge joint

• Ball and socket joint

• Pivot joint

• Saddle joint

Open Ended

List and briefly describe three types of synovial joints and provide an example of where each can be found in the human body.

Multiple Choice

This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no

• condyloid
• gliding
• pivot
• saddle

Multiple Choice

Which type of joint is characterized by being immovable and is closely held by dense connective tissue?

• Fibrous joint

• Cartilaginous joint

• Synovial joint

• Ball and socket joint

Multiple Choice

How can joints be classified based on their degree of movement?

• Immovable, slightly movable, or freely movable

• Flexible, rigid, or elastic

• Short, long, or irregular

• Fixed, rotating, or sliding

Multiple Choice

Which type of joint is most commonly found in the human body and allows for the greatest range of movement?

• Fibrous joint

• Cartilaginous joint

• Synovial joint

• Hinge joint

Multiple Choice

An example of a Saddle joint is in the

• Knee

• Hip

• Thumb

• Vertebral column

Multiple Choice

Match the following joints with their correct anatomical location: Ball-and-socket, Condyloid, Gliding, Hinge, Pivot, Saddle.

• Ball-and-socket: Hip; Condyloid: Wrist; Gliding: Ankle; Hinge: Elbow; Pivot: Neck; Saddle: Thumb

• Ball-and-socket: Shoulder; Condyloid: Thumb; Gliding: Neck; Hinge: Ankle; Pivot: Elbow; Saddle: Wrist

• Ball-and-socket: Hip; Condyloid: Between metacarpal and phalanx; Gliding: Wrist and ankle; Hinge: Elbow; Pivot: Proximal radius and ulna; Saddle: Thumb

• Ball-and-socket: Knee; Condyloid: Ankle; Gliding: Hip; Hinge: Wrist; Pivot: Thumb; Saddle: Neck

Open Ended

Describe the difference between dorsiflexion and plantar flexion, and provide an example of each movement.

Multiple Choice

Moving a part forward (thrusting the head forward).

• protraction
• retraction
• elevation
• supination

Multiple Choice

Movement away from the mid-line is called _____________.

• abduction
• adduction
• internal rotation
• external rotation

Multiple Choice

Adduction means

• Increase the angle of a joint

• Decrease the angle of a joint

• Take a limb away from the body

• Return a limb towards the body

Multiple Choice

When kicking a football the knee

• Flexes

• Extends

• Abducts

• Adducts

Multiple Choice

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Multiple Choice

Identify the joint action being performed.

• Extension
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Adduction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms describes the movement of turning the palm upward?

• Supination

• Pronation

• Rotation

• Circumduction