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Joints Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of joint allows for gliding movements and is sometimes referred to as a gliding joint?

a)

Condyloid joint

b)

Planar joint

c)

Pivot joint

d)

Hinge joint

2.

The elbow joint is an example of which type of joint?

a)

Pivot joint

b)

Saddle joint

c)

Hinge joint

d)

Ball-and-socket joint

3.

What type of joint allows for rotational movement, as the rounded bone moves around its own axis?

a)

Saddle joint

b)

Condyloid joint

c)

Ball-and-socket joint

d)

Pivot joint

4.

What type of joint allows angular movement along two axes, as seen in the joints of the wrist and fingers?

a)

Saddle joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Condyloid joint

d)

Planar joint

5.

The carpometacarpal joints in the thumb are examples of which type of joint?

a)

Ball-and-socket joint

b)

Hinge joint

c)

Planar joint

d)

Saddle joint

6.

Which type of joint allows the greatest range of motion, as all movement types are possible in all directions?

a)

Condyloid joint

b)

Saddle joint

c)

Ball-and-socket joint

d)

Pivot joint

7.
Ways that articulations are classified
a)
Structurally
b)
Functionally
c)
Both Structurally & Functionally
d)
Neither
8.
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
9.
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 
10.

Immovable joints can also be called

a)

synarthroses

b)

amphiarthroses

c)

diarthroses

d)

arthritises

11.

Slightly movable joints can also be called

a)

synarthroses

b)

amphiarthroses

c)

diarthroses

d)

arthritises

12.

Freely movable joints can also be called

a)

synarthroses

b)

amphiarthroses

c)

diarthroses

d)

arthritises

13.

The elbow could be classified as all of the following EXCEPT

a)

hinge joint

b)

synovial joint

c)

cartilaginous joint

d)

diarthrosis

14.

The connection of the ribs to the sternum is an example of which type joint

a)

fibrous

b)

cartilaginous

c)

synovial

d)

gomphosis

15.

The structural name for the joint that forms when joints are formed together by a hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage?

a)

Fibrous joint

b)

Cartilaginous joint

c)

Synovial joint

16.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
17.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
18.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction