Ch 8 Review: Joints

Your car comes to a sudden stop and your head bounces forward then backwards.  What type of joint movement has occurred in your neck?

• plantar flexion and dorsiflexion
• adduction and abduction
• flexion and extension
• inversion and eversion

When you move your arms into anatomical position, what joint movement have you performed with your arms?

• protraction
• supination
• pronation
• elevation

When a pitcher winds up to throw a ball, what type of joint movement has he performed?

• hypertextension
• opposition
• depression
• circumduction

When you spread your fingers apart, what type of joint movement are you performing?

• abduction
• adduction
• rotation
• protraction

When you shrug your shoulders, what 2 joint movements do you perform?

• protraction and retraction
• elevation and depression
• abduction and adduction
• flexion and extension

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cartilaginous joint?

• sutures of the skull
• epiphyseal plates
• intervertebral discs
• pubic symphysis

Which of the following correctly identifies the structural features of a synovial joint?

• articular cartilage, synovial cavity, synovial fluid, articular capsule, no ligaments
• united by connective tissue, synovial cavity, synovial fluid, articular capsule, no ligaments
• united by cartilage, no synovial cavity, ligaments, articular capsule
• articular cartilage, synovial cavity, synovial fluid, articular capsule, ligaments

What do you call the fluid filled sac that reduces friction in a synovial joint?

• articular capsule
• bursa
• synovial fluid
• articular cartilage

What type of synovial joint allows for gliding movement only?

• hinge
• pivot
• plane
• condyloid

When you shake your head no, what type of synovial joint is producing the movement?

• hinge
• saddle
• ball and socket
• pivot