Exam 8: Joints

After reading a medical report, you learn that a 45- year- old female has the following symptoms: inflammation of synovial membranes, accumulation of synovial fluid, pain and tenderness about the joints, pannus formation, and some immobility at certain joints. On the basis of these symptoms, what would the patient probably have?

Match the following: -Bones united by hyaline cartilage

Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, what type of axis does each joint have? -Joint 5.

What are menisci?

Bending of the tip of the finger exhibits flexion.

Tendon sheaths _.

Which of the following are cartilaginous joints?

The only movement allowed between the first two cervical vertebrae is flexion.

Many inflammations of joint areas can be treated by injections of cortisone into the area. Why don't we continually get injections rather than operations?

Moving your jaw forward, causing an underbite, is called .

Which of the following is a true statement?

The major role of ligaments at synovial joints is to help direct movement and restrict undesirable movement.

Farhad begins typing his term paper on his new computer early one morning. After 8 hours of typing, he notices that his wrists are stiff and very sore. The next morning, Farhad begins to finish his paper, but soon finds his wrists hurt worse than last night. What is wrong?

On the basis of structural classification, which joint is fibrous connective tissue?

Susan was bitten by a deer tick and now complains of joint pain, flu- like symptoms, and difficulty thinking. What might be her diagnosis and the treatment required to alleviate her symptoms?

A ball- and- socket joint is a multiaxial joint.

Which of the following is not a factor that contributes to keeping the articular surfaces of diarthroses in contact?

Flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin is called dorsiflexion.

Dislocations in the TMJ almost always dislocate posteriorly with the mandibular condyles ending up in the infratemporal fossa.

Saddle joints have concave and convex surfaces. Identify the saddle joint of the skeleton.