Classification of Joints

Classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic represents  

• location in the body
• the composition of the joint
• the number of bones that joint affects
• degree of movement possible at the joint

Which of the following is a joint that can freely move?

• fibrous
• cartilaginous
• synovial

What are joints

• A place where one bone meets 
• A place where  two  bones meet 
• Bones don't meet 
• A place where three bones meet 

Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint

• ball and socket
• condyloid
• hinge
• gliding

The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint

• ball and socket
• condyloid
• gliding
• hinge

Cartilagenous joints are connected by  

• synovial fluid
• fibrous connective tissue. 
• hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage
• a joint capsule

What is a bursae?

• Large sacs of fluid located in joints.

• Small fluid filled sacs located in and around joints.

• Tough fibrous tissue in joints.

• Inelastic bands of supportive tissue.

What type of joint are the sutures in the skull?

• Diarthroses

• Gliding

• Synarthroses

• Amphiarthroses

What type of joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb called?

• Gliding Joint

• Condyloid Joint

• Saddle Joint

• Hinge Joint

Synchondroses (along epiphyseal growth plate) and Symphyses (midline of hip bones) are examples of...

• fibrous joints
• cartilaginous joints
• synovial joints
• diarthroses