Exam 8: Joints

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Joint 5.

Pointing the toes is an example of .

Greg is somewhat of a "weekend athlete" who has overextended himself by pitching baseball for a local team during the week and playing golf on the weekends for several hours. He presented himself to the emergency room last week with severe shoulder pain (at the glenohumeral joint). The physician told him that the X ray was not conclusive, but he may have damage to his rotator cuff. What is the rotator cuff, and how might he have caused this damage? What remedies will the physician recommend?

A fibrous joint that is a peg- in- socket is called a joint.

The structural classification of joints is based on the composition of the binding material and the presence or absence of a joint cavity.

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, what type of axis does each joint have? -Joint 6.

Although uric acid is a normal waste product of nucleic acid metabolism, why are so many men suffering from a condition known as gouty arthritis? How does this product that should be eliminated in the urine cause so much pain when things go wrong?

Fluid- filled fibrous sacs lined with a synovial membrane and occurring where ligaments, muscles, and tendons rub together are called .

Fibrous joints are classified as .

An example of an interosseous fibrous joint is .

Probenecid inhibits the active resorption of uric acid in the kidney, which leads to increased urinary excretion of uric acid. Explain why this drug would be useful in treating gout.

Which ligament of the knee initiates the knee- jerk reflex when tapped?

Maggie is a 28- year- old Caucasian woman who has newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis. She complains of painful, stiff hands and feet, feeling tired all the time, and reports an intermittent low- grade fever. She asks the nurse if she is going to be "crippled." How might the nurse explain the pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis?

Which of the following is not a part of the synovial joint?

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Turning the foot medially at the ankle would be called .

Which of the following statements defines synchondroses?

Why are epiphyseal plates considered temporary joints?

Joint 2.

Presence of a synovial cavity, articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and ligaments are characteristics of what type of joint?

The type of joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal is a joint.