Unit 2 SM1 Review

In the anatomical position, the palms face toward the back.

• True
• False

Diarthroses are also called synovial joints.

• True
• False

Which of the following are freely moving joints?

• Syndesmoses
• Diarthroses
• Amphiarthrosis
• Synarthroses

In the human body, there are ____ different types of synovial joints, which allow for a variety of movements like bending, straightening, rotating, and more.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

While playing a thumb wrestling game, you realize that the joint which allows your thumb to move in different directions is the ____. Can you identify it?

• saddle joint

• pivot joint

• hinge joint

• ball and socket joint

Imagine you are a ballet dancer. You are performing a move where you flex your foot so that the toes point toward the ground. What is this move called?

• inversion

• eversion

• dorsiflexion

• plantar flexion

Imagine you are opening and closing a door. The 2 movements that your elbow joint, a hinge joint, is making are

• Flexion & Extension

• Adduction & Abduction

• Flexion & Rotation

• Supination & Pronation

During a medical examination, the doctor wants to divide the patient's body into a left and right side. Which anatomical plane should the doctor consider?

• Sagittal

• Transverse

• Frontal

The teeth are held in the jaw by joints called

• synarthroses
• diarthroses
• syndesmoses
• gomphoses

Which anatomical plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

• Sagittal
• Transverse
• Frontal