Syndesmology, Arthrology, and muscles

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Which type of joint allows for flexion/extension and adduction/abduction?

Plane Joint

Pivot Joint

Saddle Joint (correct)

Hinge Joint

What type of muscle tissue is primarily attached to bones?

Skeletal muscle tissue (correct)

Smooth muscle tissue

Cardiac muscle tissue

Visceral muscle tissue

What is the function of extracapsular ligaments?

Receive blood supply from articular arteries

Enhance strength of joint capsule

Reinforce the connection between articulating surfaces

Separate from joint capsule but stabilize the joint (correct)

Which type of joint allows for tri-axial movement?

Ball and Socket Joint Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of synovial fluid in synovial joints?

Lubricate and nourish the joint surfaces Signup and view all the answers

What type of joint is the articulation between the proximal radius and ulna?

Pivot Joint Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of menisci in synovial joints?

Provide cushioning and stability Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle tissue forms the wall of the heart?

Cardiac muscle tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of intracapsular ligaments?

Reinforce the connection between articulating surfaces Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint allows for gliding and sliding motions?

Plane Joint Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is held together by fibrous connective tissue and allows for little to no movement?

Synarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is found between the bones of the skull and does not produce any movement?

Suture Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is held together by cartilage and allows for some movement?

Amphiarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is found between the ulna and radius or fibula and tibia, and is held together by fibrous connective tissue?

Syndesmosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is found between a tooth and its socket, and does not allow for any movement?

Gomphosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is a primary cartilaginous joint connected by hyaline cartilage, often temporary, and located in the metaphyseal area?

Synchondrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is held together by fibrous connective tissue and allows for the most movement?

Diarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is held together by cartilage and allows for limited movement?

Amphiarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is a secondary cartilaginous joint connected by fibrocartilage, often permanent, and located in the pubic symphysis or intervertebral discs?

Symphysis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is held together by synovial fluid and allows for the most movement?

Diarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle action occurs when the muscle contracts and produces force, but no gross movement of the muscle occurs?

Isometric Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the antagonist muscle in the body?

It has the opposite anatomic action of the agonist muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which type of muscle is responsible for producing a joint motion or maintaining a posture?

Agonist Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a stabilizer muscle?

To keep a limb from moving when the agonist muscle contracts Signup and view all the answers

How are most skeletal muscles named?

Based on the action and numbers of origins of the muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is a tendon?

A cord of dense connective tissue that attaches a muscle to the bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of a tendon sheath?

To wrap around tendons of the muscles at wrist and ankle Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of superficial fascia?

To contain the superficial veins and sensory nerves Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a cable-like bundle of dendrites or axons?

Nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of motor nerves?

To allow the brain to stimulate muscle contraction Signup and view all the answers