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Skeletal Articulations - Practice Quiz #2 of 6

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1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. An amphiarthrotic joint is an immovable joint
b. All synovial joints are diarthrotic  
c. Synarthrotic joints are slightly movable
d. A joint cavity is always present in cartilaginous joints

2. Synarthrotic joints:
a. are located at the epiphyseal/diaphyseal junction of growing bone
b. are cartilaginous joints
c. allow essentially no movement  
d. have large joint capsules and cavities

3. Multiaxial bodily joints normally include the:
a. knee and elbow
b. hip and shoulder  
c. ankle and wrist
d. intercarpal and intertarsal joints

4. An example of an interosseous fibrous joint is:
a. the clavicle and scapula at their distal ends
b. the radius and ulna along their length  
c. intermediate to the vertebrae
d. intermediate to the humerus and glenoid cavity

5. Bending of the elbow occurs at a ___ joint and exhibits this type of movement ____:
a. pivot…..rotation
b. ball and socket…..adduction
c. hinge…..flexion  
d. plane…..inversion

6. Turning the sole of one’s foot medially occurs at a ___ joint and exhibits this type of movement ____:
a. pivot…..rotation
b. ball and socket…..adduction
c. hinge…..flexion
d. plane…..inversion  

7. The cruciate ligaments of the knee:
a. tend to run parallel to each other
b. are also termed ‘collateral ligaments’
c. prevent hyperextension of the knee  
d. allow for 360 degrees range of motion of the knee joint

8. If a patient was suffering from bursitis, this would indicate an inflammation of:
a. a sesamoid bone found in the joint
b. the cavity within a long bone
c. a small fluid-filled sac in places where friction develops  
d. articular cartilage

9. Articular cartilage at the ends of long bones:
a. is formed from the synovial membrane
b. produces red blood cells
c. is the site for tendon attachment
d. provides a smooth surface comprised of hyaline cartilage  

10. Bending your head backwards until it hurts exemplifies:
a. flexion
b. extension
c. hyperflexion
d. hyperextension  

  
 
 
 
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