17 Questions
What type of joint is the knee joint?
Synovial joint
Which ligament allows the pull of the quadriceps femoris muscle to be directed anteriorly over the knee to the tibia?
Patellar ligament
Which artery supplies blood to the knee joint?
Popliteal Artery
Which nerve innervates the hip joint?
Femoral Nerve
Which of the following is NOT a ligament of the hip joint?
Patellar ligament
What type of joint is the ankle joint?
Synovial joint
Which ligament stabilizes the ankle joint?
Deltoid ligament
Which blood vessels supply the foot joint?
Tibial and fibular arteries
How many pairs of spinal nerves make up the peripheral nervous system?
31 pairs
Which part of the nervous system controls involuntary activities?
Autonomic nervous system
What type of vessel transports blood back to the heart?
Veins
What is the main function of joints in the skeletal system?
Hold the skeletal bones together
Which type of joint is characterized by being slightly moveable and having hyaline cartilage that turns into bone over time?
Primary Cartilaginous joint
What is the main classification criterion for the Structural classification of joints?
How bones connect to each other
Which type of joint is characterized by being immovable and having a very tight, thin layer of connective tissue?
Fibrous joint
What is the function of fibrous joints in the human body?
Hold bones firmly together
Which type of joint is represented by sutures in the skull, teeth in the jaw, and connections between the tibia/fibula or radius/ulna?
Synostoses joints
Explore the anatomy of the medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries, superior and inferior gluteal arteries, and the first perforating branch of Profunda femoris artery. Test your knowledge on nerves like the femoral, obturator, superior gluteal, and sciatic nerves, as well as the knee joint function.
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