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Quiz 8a Types of skeletal joints

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of a hinge joint

a)

knee and elbow

b)

shoulder and hip

c)

neck

d)

ankle and wrist

2.

Name this type of joint

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

ball and socket

d)

condyloid

3.

Name this type of joint

a)

pivot

b)

saddle

c)

gliding

d)

hinge

4.
Which joint allows movement in only one direction?
a)
ball and socket
b)
fiibrous
c)
hinge
d)
pivot
5.

The skull is an example of what type of joint?

a)

Cartilaginous (amphiarthrosis)

b)

Synovial (diarthrosis)

c)

Fibrous (synarthrosis)

6.

Name this type of joint that is at the base of your thumb

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

condyloid

d)

pivot

7.
Allow bones to move in almost any direction
a)
Pivotal joint
b)
Ball and socket joint
c)
Hinge joint
d)
Gliding joint
8.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
9.

Name this type of joint

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

hinge

d)

ball and socket

10.

What are joints?

a)

A place where one bone meets

b)

A place where two bones meet

c)

Bones don't meet

d)

A place where three bones meet

11.
What does the human hand have that a paw does not that allows it to pick up objects easily?
a)
hinge joint
b)
opposable thumb
c)
ball and socket joint
d)
articulation
12.
Which joints in the human skeleton work in a similar way?
a)
hips and backbone
b)
elbows and shoulders
c)
toes and shoulders
d)
ankles and wrists
13.

The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

a)

Slightly movable joint

b)

Ball and socket joint

c)

hinge joint

d)

Gliding joint

14.

Which one of these body parts uses a pivot joint?

a)

Spine

b)

Neck

c)

Finger

d)

shoulder

15.

Carpals and tarsals are examples of this type of joint

a)

condyloid

b)

gliding

c)

hinge

d)

saddle

16.

This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrae to rotate as in shaking your head no

a)

condyloid

b)

gliding

c)

pivot

d)

saddle

17.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
18.

Which bones are limited in rotation and are a good example of a pivot joint?

a)

The hip and shoulder

b)

The sternum and clavicle

c)

The radius and ulna

d)

The elbow and knee

19.

What is a bursae?

a)

Large sacs of fluid located in joints.

b)

Small fluid filled sacs located in and around joints.

c)

Tough fibrous tissue in joints.

d)

Inelastic bands of supportive tissue.

20.
The femur meets the tibia and fibula at the...
a)
elbow joint
b)
knee joint
c)
hip joint
d)
shoulder joint
21.
The humerus meets the radius and ulna at the...
a)
elbow joint
b)
knee joint
c)
ankle joint
d)
shoulder joint
22.
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of synovial fluid?
a)
conduct electrical charge
b)
lubricate joint
c)
reduce friction
d)
provide shock absorption
23.
Which of the following best describes extension?
a)
The straightening of a joint where the angle of movement increases
b)
The bending of a joint where bones get closer together
c)
The rotation of a joint or spinning of one bone on another
d)
The lateral movement away from the midline
24.
Connects bone to bone
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Cartilidge
25.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
26.

The classification of joints is based on what two things?

a)

Structure and Function

b)

Movement and Muscle

c)

Location and Shape

d)

Structure and Shape

27.

What is a bursae?

a)

Large sacs of fluid located in joints.

b)

Small fluid filled sacs located in and around joints.

c)

Tough fibrous tissue in joints.

d)

Inelastic bands of supportive tissue.

28.

What type of joint are the sutures in the skull?

a)

Diarthroses

b)

Gliding

c)

Synarthroses

d)

Amphiarthroses

29.

What type of joint is the elbow?

a)

Synovial Hinge

b)

Synovial Ball and Socket

c)

Synovial Pivot

d)

Synovial Saddle

30.

Which of these is not a 'general type' of Joint?

a)

Fibrous Joint

b)

Synovial Joint

c)

Cartilaginous Joint

d)

Ellipsoid Joint

31.

Synarthroses is the medical term for a ____ joint.

a)

Fibrous

b)

Synovial

c)

Cartilaginous

32.

Diarthroses is the medical term for a ____ joint.

a)

Fibrous

b)

Synovial

c)

Cartilaginous

33.

Synchondroses is the medical term for a ____ joint.

a)

Fibrous

b)

Synovial

c)

Cartilaginous

34.

Which type of Synovial Joint provides the greatest 'range of motion'?

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Hinge

c)

Saddle

d)

Ellipsoid

e)

Pivot

35.

Which type of Synovial Joint has the most limited range or motion in only one plane.

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Hinge

c)

Saddle

d)

Ellipsoid

36.

Which type of Synovial Joint allows a bone to 'spin' in a circular pattern, only?

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Hinge

c)

Saddle

d)

Ellipsoid

e)

Pivot

37.

Example of this joint type includes your teeth in the jaw as well as the plates of your skull.

a)

Immovable Fibrous

b)

Partly Movable Fibrous

c)

Immovable Cartilaginous

d)

Partly Movable Cartilaginous

38.

What are the ends of bone covered with that helps reduce friction when two bones are rubbed together?

a)

periosteum

b)

ligament

c)

tendon

d)

cartilage

39.

What are two examples of hinge joints?

a)

Knee

b)

Neck

c)

Ankle

d)

Elbow

e)

Shoulder

40.

These connect bone to bone.

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Muscle

d)

Joint

41.

These connect bones to muscles.

a)

Ligament

b)

Joint

c)

Muscle

d)

Tendon

42.

Joints are the weakest part of the skeleton.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

The peg and socket fibrous joints between a tooth and its socket is called

a)

Syndesmoses

b)

gomphoses

c)

synostoses

44.

All synovial joints are diarthroses joints

a)

True

b)

False

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