WorksheetsJoints
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to ________.
A) attach tendons
B) produce red blood cells (hemopoiesis)
C) provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints
D) form the synovial membrane
A joint united by fibrocartilage tissue that usually permits a slight degree of movement is a ________.
A) suture
B) syndesmosis
C) symphysis
D) gomphosis
On the basis of structural classification, which is a fibrous joint?
A) symphysis
B) synchondrosis
C) pivot
D) syndesmosis
Connective tissue sacs lined with synovial membrane that act as cushions in places where friction develops are called ________.
A) menisci
B) bursae
C) ligaments
D) tendons
Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are ________.
A) amphiarthroses
B) synarthroses
C) diarthroses
D) synovial joints
Which of the following are cartilaginous joints?
A) syndesmoses
B) sutures
C) synchondroses
D) gomphoses
Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of ________.
A) flexion
B) extension
C) hyperextension
D) circumduction
What is moving a limb away from the midline of the body along the frontal plane called?
A) abduction
B) adduction
C) flexion
D) extension
Baseball pitchers often require "Tommy John" surgery to repair damage to their elbow. Which ligament would this surgery target?
A) ulnar collateral ligament
B) anular ligament
C) acetabular labrum
D) lateral ligament
Moving your jaw forward, causing an underbite, is called ________.
A) protraction
B) pronation
C) adduction
D) retraction
