24_Articulations

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Which type of joint is determined by the material that forms the joint?

  • Structural joint (correct)
  • Functional joint
  • Synovial joint
  • Fibrous joint

Which type of joint is characterized by limited mobility?

  • Amphiarthrosis (correct)
  • Synarthrosis
  • Diarthrosis
  • Fibrous joint

Which type of joint has adjacent bones united by dense regular connective tissue?

  • Fibrous joint (correct)
  • Cartilaginous joint
  • Synovial joint
  • Synarthrosis

Which joint type has a tradeoff between stability and mobility?

<p>Synovial joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is freely mobile?

<p>Synovial joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which functional classification of joint is nearly immobile?

<p>Synarthrosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is determined by the degree of movement?

<p>Functional joint (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint has bones that are not directly connected, but instead come into contact with each other within a joint cavity filled with a lubricating fluid?

<p>Synovial joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint has adjacent bones joined by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage?

<p>Cartilaginous joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint has bones directly connected by dense regular connective tissue?

<p>Fibrous joint (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is characterized by dense regular connective tissue uniting adjacent bones?

<p>Fibrous joint (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint has a joint cavity filled with a lubricating fluid?

<p>Synovial joint (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is the syndesmosis between radius and ulna or tibia and fibula?

<p>Amphiarthrosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of joint is the gomphosis between teeth and alveolar processes?

<p>Synarthrosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is the pubic symphysis?

<p>Amphiarthrosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of synovial fluid in synovial joints?

<p>Act as a shock absorber (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of bursae in the human body?

<p>Reduce friction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint is the temporomandibular joint?

<p>Pivot joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the coracoacromial ligament in the glenohumeral joint?

<p>Prevent superior displacement (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament prevents hyperextension of the knee joint?

<p>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two articulations of the knee joint?

<p>Tibiofemoral joint and patellofemoral joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the lateral and medial meniscus in the knee joint?

<p>Cushion and stabilize the joint (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the patellar ligament in the knee joint?

<p>Hold the patella in place (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ligament is involved in the 'Unhappy Triad' injury of the knee?

<p>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synarthrosis joints are characterized by limited mobility.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fibrous joints are joined by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Amphiarthrosis joints are immobile or nearly immobile.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Diarthrosis joints are freely mobile.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synovial joints have a joint cavity filled with a lubricating fluid.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fibrous joints are directly connected to each other by dense regular connective tissue.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilaginous joints are joined by dense regular connective tissue.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synarthrosis joints are immobile or nearly immobile.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Amphiarthrosis joints have limited mobility.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Synovial joints are not directly connected, but instead come into contact with each other within a joint cavity filled with a lubricating fluid.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fibrous joints are characterized by the material that forms the joint.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cartilaginous joints have adjacent bones united by dense regular connective tissue.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Symphysis joints are examples of synarthrosis

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The coracoacromial ligament prevents inferior displacement of the head of the humerus

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The patellar ligament connects the patella to the tibia

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The costochondral joints are examples of amphiarthrosis

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid into the joint cavity

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The tibiofemoral joint is a type of saddle joint

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The intervertebral joints are examples of amphiarthrosis

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The synchondrosis joints are examples of diarthrosis

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The glenohumeral joint is very stable due to the rotator cuff muscles

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The lateral collateral ligament (LCL) prevents medial movement of the knee

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The bursae in the human body reduce friction beneath the deltoid

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The synovial joints are all examples of diarthrosis

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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