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2113 - A&P 1 - Ch 9 - Joints

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The joints that allow the most movement are called

a)

Fixed

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

2.

Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the

a)

Shoulder

b)

Knee

c)

Hip

d)

Ankle

3.

A hinge joint allows

a)

A wide range of movements

b)

Circumduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)

4.

An example of a Saddle joint is in the

a)

Knee

b)

Hip

c)

Thumb

d)

Vertebral column

5.

Which of the following is part of a Synovial joint

a)

Synovial membrane

b)

Joint cavity

c)

Ligament

d)

Cartilage

6.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
7.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
8.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
9.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
10.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Circumduction
b)
Lateral Rotation
c)
Medial Rotation
d)
Eversion
11.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Inversion
b)
Eversion
c)
Plantarflexion
d)
Dorsiflexion
12.
The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
13.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
14.
Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
hinge
d)
saddle
15.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
16.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
17.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
18.
Ways that articulations are classified
a)
Structurally
b)
Functionally
c)
Both Structurally & Functionally
d)
Neither
19.
Classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic represents  
a)
location in the body
b)
the composition of the joint
c)
the number of bones that joint affects
d)
degree of movement possible at the joint
20.
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 
21.

All synovial joints are

a)

amphiartroses.

b)

diarthroses.

c)

synartroses.

d)

synchondroses.

22.

inner layer of synovial capsule; loose areolar connective tissue only (no epithelial tisue); produces synovial fluid

a)

cutaneous membrane

b)

fibrous layer

c)

synovial membrane

d)

bursae

23.

pivot joints

a)

atlanoaxial and radioulnar

b)

intercarpal and intertarsal

c)

elbow and knee

d)

hip and shoulder

24.

saddle joint

a)

carpometacarpal (finger)

b)

carpometacarpal (thumb)

c)

intercarpal

d)

radioulnar

25.

hinge joint

a)

atlantoaxial

b)

interphalangeal

c)

radioulnar

d)

shoulder

26.

planar joint

a)

carpometacarpal (fingers)

b)

carpometacarpal (thumb)

c)

intercarpal

d)

radioulnar

27.

rotational movement ONLY

a)

ball-and-socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

planar jpint

28.

What connects muscle to bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

Joint Capsule

29.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Joint Capsule

d)

Bursae

30.

A clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint and stops the bones rubbing together, is ...

a)

Bursae

b)

Cartilage

c)

Synovial Fluid

d)

Joint Capsule

31.
Joints between skull bones
a)
diarthrotic/synovial
b)
fibrous/suture
c)
amphiarthrotic/epiphyseal disk
32.
Often contains a fluid-filled cushion
a)
fibrous
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
33.

Joined together by connective tissue called collagen fibers

a)

Articulation

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

34.

Most are immobile

a)

Articulation

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

35.

Types of Fibrous Joints

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

36.

Types of Cartilaginous Joints

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

37.

Connected by ligaments or bands of connective tissue

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

38.

Peg-in-Socket

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

39.

Joined by cartilage

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

40.

Bones joined by fibers

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

41.

Connect by a bar of hyaline cartilage

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

42.

Examples: epiphyseal plates, costal cartilage

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

43.

Serve as Shock absorber

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Gomphoses

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses

44.

Most joints of the limbs

a)

Sutures

b)

Syndesmoses

c)

Synovial

d)

Synchondroses

e)

Symphyses