Anatomy of Joints Quiz

A joint where bones are connected by fibrous tissue (mostly collagen). These joints are generally immovable.

A type of fibrous joint where bones are tightly joined by a small amount of fibrous tissue.

A type of fibrous joint where bones are connected by ligaments or membranes; the amount of movement depends on the length of the fibers.

A specialized fibrous joint for teeth in their sockets.

A joint where bones are connected by cartilage.

Classifying joints based on the degree of movement they allow (immovable, slightly moveable, or freely moveable).

Immovable joints.

Freely movable joints.

Joints found within the bones of the wrist, allowing for gliding movements between the carpal bones.

Joints found within the bones of the ankle, allowing for gliding movements between the tarsal bones.

A joint where a rounded bone rotates within a ring of bone and ligament, allowing only rotation.

A joint where an oval-shaped bone fits into a similarly shaped depression, allowing for flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.

A joint where each bone has a concave and convex surface, resembling a saddle, allowing for movement in two planes.

The strength and shape of the joint, ligaments, and muscles all contribute to the stability of synovial joints.

A joint where a rounded head of one bone fits into a cup-shaped socket of another bone, allowing for a wide range of movements.

The wrist joint is a condylar joint, allowing for flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.

A type of cartilage that is smooth, glassy, and found in many places in the body, including joints, nose, trachea, and ribs. It provides flexible support and reduces friction.

A type of cartilage that is strong and rigid, found in areas that require strength and durability, such as intervertebral discs and knee joints.

A type of cartilage that is flexible and elastic, found in areas that need to bend and recoil, such as the ear and epiglottis.

Temporary joints that consist of a plate of hyaline cartilage between bones; they ossify (become bone) with age.

Permanent joints with limited mobility. They are found in the midline of the body, and the bones are covered by hyaline cartilage and joined by a fibrocartilaginous disc.

The most mobile type of joint, allowing for a wide range of movement. It features a joint cavity filled with synovial fluid to lubricate and minimize friction.

A synovial joint where one bone is convex (rounded) and articulates with the concave (curved) surface of another, allowing flexion and extension movements.

A synovial joint where a rounded head of one bone fits into a concave socket of another, allowing for a full range of movements.

A synovial joint where the articulating surfaces are shaped like a saddle, allowing for movement in two planes but not rotation.

A synovial joint where one bone fits into a groove on another, allowing for movement only in one plane (flexion and extension).