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Skeletal Joints

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
hinge
d)
saddle
2.

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

3.

What are articulations?

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

4.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
5.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
6.

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

7.
What hinge joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
knee
b)
shoulder
c)
elbow
d)
toes
8.
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
9.

The phalanx bones meet at ______ joints

a)

saddle

b)

condyloid

c)

ball and socket

d)

fibrous

10.

The humerus meets the radius and ulna and forms a _____ joint

a)

hinge

b)

condyloid

c)

gliding

d)

fibrous

11.

The joint which allows the maximum movement is the

a)

Slightly movable joint

b)

Ball and socket joint

c)

hinge joint

d)

Gliding joint

12.
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
13.

Rotating your hand so the palm faces upward (supinate) is possible because of this type of joint between the radius and ulna

a)

ball and socket

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

gliding

14.

Which of the following areas is an example of a slightly movable joint?

a)

shoulder

b)

elbow

c)

vertebrae

d)

thumb

15.

Joints between skull bones are considered

a)

synovial

b)

fibrous

c)

cartilaginous

16.

Name the type of joint between the tarsal bones

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

ball and socket

d)

condyloid

17.
Name this joint
a)
pivot
b)
saddle
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
18.
The skull is an example of what type of joint?
a)
Cartilaginous
b)
Synovial
c)
Fibrous
19.
Name this joint 
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
hinge
d)
ball and socket
20.

What type of joint holds the ribs to the sternum?

a)

cartilaginous

b)

gliding

c)

fibrous

d)

ball and socket

21.

This joint has limited movement and allows flexibility at the junction of the two bones

a)

fibrous

b)

cartilaginous

c)

synovial

22.
These joints all have a fibrous capsule lined with synovial membrane surrounding a joint cavity
a)
fibrous
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
23.

The hip, elbow and knee are all types of what joint?

a)

fibrous

b)

cartilaginous

c)

synovial

24.

What kind of joint is #4?

a)

gliding

b)

cartilaginous

c)

synovial

d)

fixed