Questions and Answers
What is the chief class of fibrous joints that has the term 'suture' applied to it?
Serrated suture
Which type of joint is characterized by fibrous tissue in such a manner that the joint cannot move, and is therefore called a fixed or immovable joint?
Suture joint
In which type of joint do the edges of the articulated bones fit into a fissure or recess of an adjacent bone?
Foliate suture joint
What type of joint is characterized by the joint between squamous parts of temporal and parietal bones?
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What is the nature of the uniting medium in a syndesmosis joint?
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True or false: The uniting medium of fibrous joints is chiefly composed of cartilage.
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True or false: Syndesmosis joints allow for a significant amount of movement.
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True or false: Serrated suture is a type of suture joint.
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True or false: The edges of the articulated bones in plane suture joints are always rough.
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True or false: Foliate suture joints are characterized by the edge of one bone fitting into a fissure or recess of an adjacent bone.
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Study Notes
Axial Skeleton
- Composed of 80 bones within the central core of the body
- Includes bones in the skull (cranial and facial bones), ears, neck, back (vertebrae, sacrum, and tailbone), and ribcage (sternum and ribs)
Skull
- Part of the axial skeleton
- Consists of cranial and facial bones
Vertebrae
- Part of the axial skeleton
- Divided into 5 regions:
- Cervical (7)
- Thoracic (12)
- Lumbar (5)
- Sacrum (5)
- Coccyx (3-5)
Thoracic Cage
- Formed by the sternum and 12 pairs of ribs with their costal cartilages
- Ribs are anchored posteriorly to the 12 thoracic vertebrae
- Sternum consists of the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
- Ribs are classified as:
- True ribs (1-7)
- False ribs (8-12)
- Floating ribs (11-12)
Syndesmology (Arthrology)
- Study of joints and ligaments
- Joint or articulation: the union of two or more bones or cartilages by other tissue
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