Joints in the Human Body

Which type of joint is characterized by limited movement and is joined by hyaline cartilage?

Which type of joint is characterized by a fibrocartilage disc and allows for a small amount of controlled movement?

Which type of joint is characterized by a synovial cavity and large range of motion?

Which type of joint is characterized by a convex surface joining with a concave surface and allows movement in only one plane?

Which type of joint is characterized by a bony pivot within an osteoligamentous ring and allows only uniaxial movement?

Which type of joint is characterized by an oval-shaped projection fitting into an oval-shaped depression and allows flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction?

Which type of joint is characterized by a hemispherical head (ball-like surface) fitting into a cup-like depression and allows the most flexible movements, including rotation?

Which type of joint is characterized by two bones connected by fibrous tissue and provides stability?

Which type of joint is characterized by only two articulating surfaces?

Which type of joint is characterized by three or more articulating surfaces?

Which type of joint is characterized by limited movement and is joined by hyaline cartilage?

Which type of joint is characterized by movement limited to flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction?

Which type of joint is characterized by a synovial cavity?

Which type of joint is characterized by two bones joined by hyaline cartilage that eventually ossify to become a continuous bone?

Which type of joint is characterized by two bones covered in hyaline cartilage and joined together by a fibrocartilage disc?

Which type of joint is characterized by little or no movement and is found between the bones of the skull?

Which type of joint is characterized by movement limited to a small amount of controlled movement?

Which type of joint is characterized by a fibrous joint capsule lined by a synovial membrane and filled with synovial fluid?

Which type of joint is characterized by bone ends covered with hyaline cartilage and reduces friction by lubricating the joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by a hinge-like movement and is restricted to one plane by the shape of the opposing articular surfaces and collateral ligaments?

Which type of joint is characterized by a bony pivot within an osteoligamentous ring and allows uniaxial movement?

Which type of joint is characterized by an oval-shaped projection fitting into an oval-shaped depression and allows flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction?

Which type of joint is characterized by a hemispherical head (ball-like surface) fitting into a cup-like depression and allows the most flexible movements, including rotation?

Which structure surrounds a synovial joint, encloses the synovial cavity, and unites the articulating bones?

Which ligaments help stabilize the joint and lie outside the articular capsule?

Which structure in some synovial joints, like the knee, acts as a pad of fibrocartilage between the articular surfaces of the bones?

Which structures are saclike structures strategically situated to alleviate friction in some joints, such as the shoulder and knee joints?

Which movement of the foot and ankle is achieved by adduction of the foot at the subtalar joint and supination of the forefoot at the midtarsal joint?

Which ligament provides medial stability for the ankle?

Which movement is achieved by abduction of the foot at the subtalar joint and pronation of the forefoot at the midtarsal joint?

Which joint allows for inversion and eversion of the foot?

What is the range of motion for dorsiflexion at the ankle?

Which bone provides lateral stability to the ankle?

Which ligament is part of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle?

Which joint allows for flexion and extension of the toes?

Which joint allows for moderate amounts of dorsiflexion and plantar flexion coupled with small amounts of inversion and eversion?

Which bone transmits the weight of the body from the tibia to the toes?

Which muscle assists in both inversion and plantarflexion of the ankle joint?

Which muscle is responsible for dorsiflexion of the ankle joint and inversion of the foot?

Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the interphalangeal joint of the hallux (big toe) and assists in plantarflexion and inversion of the ankle joint?

Which muscle is responsible for extension of the metatarsophalangeal joints and assists in dorsiflexion and eversion of the ankle joint?

Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the second to fifth digits and assists in plantarflexion and inversion of the ankle joint?

Which muscle is responsible for plantarflexion of the ankle joint and flexion of the knee joint?

Which muscle is responsible for steadying the leg on the foot and plantarflexion of the ankle joint?

Which muscle is responsible for inversion and assisting in plantarflexion of the ankle joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by a synovial cavity?

Which type of joint is characterized by movement limited to a small amount of controlled movement?

Which muscle is responsible for flexion of the interphalangeal joint of the hallux (big toe) and assists in plantarflexion and inversion of the ankle joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by movement limited to flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction?

Which muscle is responsible for steadying the leg on the foot and plantarflexion of the ankle joint?

Which structure surrounds a synovial joint, encloses the synovial cavity, and unites the articulating bones?

Which type of joint is characterized by a bony pivot within an osteoligamentous ring and allows only uniaxial movement?

Which type of joint is characterized by an oval-shaped projection fitting into an oval-shaped depression and allows flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and circumduction?

Which type of joint is characterized by bone ends covered with hyaline cartilage and reduces friction by lubricating the joint?

Which ligament is part of the lateral ligament complex of the ankle?

Which joint allows for flexion and extension of the toes?

Which muscle is responsible for steadying the leg on the foot and plantarflexion of the ankle joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by two bones covered in hyaline cartilage and joined together by a fibrocartilage disc?

Which type of joint is characterized by a synovial cavity and large range of motion?

Which muscle is responsible for extension of the metatarsophalangeal joints and assists in dorsiflexion and eversion of the ankle joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by three or more articulating surfaces?

Which type of joint is characterized by limited movement and is joined by hyaline cartilage?

Which type of joint is characterized by a hinge-like movement and is restricted to one plane by the shape of the opposing articular surfaces and collateral ligaments?

Which muscle is responsible for plantarflexion of the ankle joint and flexion of the knee joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by two bones joined by fibrous tissue and provides stability?