Exam 8: Joints of the Skeletal System

Fibrocartilage discs that divide the joint into two compartments are called

The symphysis pubis is a fibrous joint.

Cartilagenous joints are connected by

The movement of a limb away from the midline is ______.

The hip joint allows a greater freedom of movement than the shoulder joint.

Thrusting the head forward to contact an incoming soccer ball is an example of _________.

The movement of a limb around an axis is ______.

The largest and most complex synovial joint is the

The bodies of adjacent vertebrae are separated by ______ ______ that act as shock absorbers.

A movement that brings the foot closer to the shin is a(n)

Most of the joints in the ankle and wrist are

A meniscus cushions articulating surfaces of bones.

Closed, fluid-filled sacs that function as cushions are called bursae.

A joint capsule is reinforced by

Ossification typically completes after age 40.

Which of the following movements could occur at the hip joint?

The fibrous joints between the flat bones of the skull are sutures.

A _______ is a joint formed where a bony socket meets a cone-shaped bony process.

Kicking a soccer ball is flexion of the leg at the knee joint as the foot draws back and then extension as it contacts the ball.

Movement at the ankle that brings the foot closer to the shin is ________.