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Joints

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The majority of the joints of the body are:

a)
Synovial Joints
b)
Fibrous Joints
c)
Cartilagenous Joints
d)
Synarthroses
2.

Which type of joints are the suture joints in the skull?

a)

Cartilaginous

b)

Synovial

c)

Fibrous

d)

Cranial

3.
Along with the synovial fluid, this structure permits friction-free movement in the synovial joints
a)
Joint Capsule
b)
Ligaments
c)
Synovial Membrane
d)
Articular Cartilage
4.
The elbow is an example of a:
a)
Ball and socket joint
b)
Fibrous Joint
c)
Gliding Joint
d)
Hinge Joint
5.
What is the sheet of connective tissue that encloses the joint cavity of synovial joints called?
a)
Synovial membrane
b)
Bursae
c)
Joint capsule
d)
Synovial capsule
6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

9.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
ball and socket
d)
condyloid
10.
Name this joint
a)
pivot
b)
saddle
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
11.
Allow bones to move in almost any direction
a)
Pivotal joint
b)
Ball and socket joint
c)
Hinge joint
d)
Gliding joint
12.

Bones that have complex shapes are called...

a)

Flat bones

b)

Irregular bones

c)

Sesamoid bones

d)

Long bones

13.

Which of there body parts uses a pivot joint?

a)

Spine

b)

Neck

c)

Finger

d)

shoulder

14.

What is the purpose of synovial fluid in synovial joints?

a)

To hold the joint together

b)

To lubricate the joint

c)

To prevent bone rubbing

d)

To provide flexibility to the joint

15.

Which connective tissue attaches bone to bone?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Synovial Fluid

c)

Cartilage

d)

Tendons

16.

Where is the lamboidal suture located

a)

between right and left parietal bones

b)

next to the temporal bones

c)

between the parietal and occipital bones

17.

Where is the sagittal suture located?

a)

between right and left parietal bones

b)

between temporal and parietal bones

c)

between the parietal and occipital bones

18.

Where is the coronal suture?

a)

between the parietal and occipital bones

b)

between right and left parietal bones

c)

between the frontal and parietal bones

19.

Which is one of the structural ways a joint is classified?

a)

Cartilaginous—both immovable and slightly

movable

b)

Synarthroses—immovable joints

c)

Diarthroses—freely movable joints

20.

What type of joint is displayed in the picture?

a)

Ellipsoid joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Synovial joint