Exam 3 porters class

What type of cartilage is a symphysis joint made of?

• hyaline cartilage
• elastic cartilage
• fibrocartilage
• articular cartilage

What is the purpose of the meniscus?

• To help with balance and coordination.
• To store excess fluid in the knee joint.
• To provide cushioning and stability to the knee joint.
• To connect the thigh bone and shin bone.

What is the purpose of collateral ligaments?

• To provide cushioning and shock absorption
• To transmit forces across the joint
• To prevent movement and restrict joint mobility
• To provide stability and support to the joints

What is the function of the tibial collateral ligaments?

• Flexibility and range of motion
• Protection against impact and shock
• Alleviation of stress from the thigh muscles

• Stability and prevention of excessive side-to-side movement

This structure is a fluid-filled sac that decreases friction where a ligament would rub against a bone.

• fibrocartilage

• tendon
• bursa
• muscle

Hinge joint

• Multiaxial

• Uniaxial

• Biaxial

• Multiaxial

Moving a limb toward the body midline in the frontal plane

• adduction
• extension
• flexion
• abduction

What is the most important factor to stabilizing a synovial joint?

• Muscle tendons that cross joint

• Shapes of articular surfaces

• Ligament number and location

True or False: The Hip joint has deeper socket than the shoulder joint.

• True

• False

Which of these are not a type of Fibrous joint?

• Suture

• Syndesmosis

• Gomphosis

• Synchondrosis