Exam 9: Joints

List and describe six factors that affect the range of motion possible at a joint.

Which joint allows a gliding movement to occur?

Outline the ACI (Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation) procedure, which is used as an alternative to total knee replacement for damaged cartilage.

The joints between the sternum and ribs 2-7 are syndesmoses.

Epiphyseal plates of growing bones may be classified as

Bending the ankle so that the foot moves downward is the movement called plantar flexion.

Articular cartilage receives nutrients and oxygen from the _____ _____.

Which feature goes with the elbow joint?

A structure that consists of parallel bundles of collagen fibers and is part of the fibrous membrane of some synovial joints is called a/an _____.

The surfaces of the bones at a gliding joint perform the movement(s) of

The _____ _____ligament limits hyperextension of the knee and prevents the anterior sliding of the tibia on the femur.

A good description for a ball-and-socket joint is

A _____ is a type of joint in which two bones are held together by a disc of fibrocartilage.

The action that moves the palm of the hand into anatomical position is

The line is pointing to the _____ ligament.

In an x-ray of a young person's skeleton, what are easily seen as thin dark areas between the white-appearing bone tissue?

A good description for a condyloid (ellipsoidal) joint is

All symphyses occur in the midline of the body.

Abduction occurs when a bone moves toward the midline.

Name the joint shown below.