Exam 9: Joints

Bending the trunk forward at the intervertebral discs is an example of what type of angular movement?

Which of the following is NOT a structural category of synovial joints?

What type of special movement occurs in your clavicles at your acromioclavicular and sternoclavicular joints when you cross your arms in front of your body?

Which of the joints shown in the figure only permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movements between the articulating bones?

Which of the following is a type of fibrous joint composed of a thin layer of dense irregular fibrous connective tissue found between the bones of the skull? 1)Syndesmoses 2)Gomphosis 3)Suture

List and briefly describe the three common types of arthritis.

Which of the panels in the figure shows a movement called lateral flexion?

Which of the joints shown in the figure is classified as a multiaxial joint?

Flexion and extension usually occur along which plane?

Moving the humerus laterally at the shoulder joint is an example of which type of movement?

A condyloid joint

Which two panels in the figure show a movement of a bone away from the midline of the body?

Bursae are saclike structures that are commonly found between bone and

Which of the joints shown in the figure only permits back-and-forth and side-to-side movements between the articulating bones?

In the figure,what represents a saddle joint?

List the three structural categories of joints and briefly describe the criteria used for structural classification of joints.

In which type of synovial joint does a rounded or pointed surface on one bone articulate with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a ligament?

Which type of movement involves a continuous sequence of flexion,abduction,extension,and adduction resulting in a distal body part moving in a circle?

Which of the following is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints?

Briefly describe what is happening when a person "cracks their knuckles".