Question 1

A condylar joint allows only up-and-down motion in one plane.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The hip joint allows a greater freedom of movement than the shoulder joint.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

To relieve a neckache, you swing your head in a circular motion around your shoulders. This movement where you swing your head circularly around a fixed point is an example of ________.

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Question 4

The synovial membrane reabsorbs fluid and may help remove substances from an infected joint cavity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In rheumatoid arthritis

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A)  the synovial membrane becomes inflamed and thickens, forming a mass.
B)  synchondrosis joints are affected exclusively.
C)  joints separate and ligaments become extremely loose as they break down.
D)  only older adults are affected, as growing joints are not affected.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Moving a part away from the midline is abduction.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A synovial membrane

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A)  is very thick with many layers of cells.
B)  secretes serous fluid.
C)  secretes mucus.
D)  secretes synovial fluid.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A football player suffers from a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament. Which joint has been injured?

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A)  Shoulder
B)  Elbow
C)  Hip
D)  KneeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In ________, joints are inflamed, swollen, and painful.

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Question 10

An athlete, after years of pitching, requires surgery to repair his glenohumeral ligaments. Which joint has been injured?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shoulder
B)  Elbow
C)  Hip
D)  KneeE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

The act of closing the fingers to make a fist is an example of what type of joint movement (at the interphalangeal joints) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extension
B)  Abduction
C)  Flexion
D)  RotationE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

The patellar ligament connects the medial condyle of the femur to the medial condyle of the tibia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Greg trips over a toy and experiences a sharp pain. His physician diagnoses a torn meniscus. Greg has injured his

Accepted Answer

A)  knee joint.
B)  elbow joint.
C)  shoulder joint.
D)  hip joint.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Osteoarthritis is caused by a bacterial infection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The joint between adjacent vertebral bodies is a

Accepted Answer

A)  symphysis that is amphiarthrotic.
B)  symphysis that is synarthrotic.
C)  symphysis that is diarthrotic.
D)  synovial that is synarthrotic.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

A gomphosis is a ________ joint.

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A)  fibrous
B)  cartilaginous
C)  synovial
D)  synchondrosisE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Fibrocartilage discs that divide the joint into two compartments are called

Accepted Answer

A)  menisci.
B)  bursae.
C)  tendons.
D)  ligaments.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Joints that are held together by collagen-rich dense connective tissue are ________ joints.

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Question 19

Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are

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A)  hinge joints.
B)  pivot joints.
C)  plane joints.
D)  condylar joints.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 20

A saddle joint forms between bones whose articulating surfaces have both convex and concave regions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Joints of the Skeletal System

The patellar ligament connects the medial condyle of the femur to the medial condyle of the tibia.

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In ________, joints are inflamed, swollen, and painful.

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A synovial membrane

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The joint between adjacent vertebral bodies is a

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A gomphosis is a ________ joint.

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Joints that are held together by collagen-rich dense connective tissue are ________ joints.

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An athlete, after years of pitching, requires surgery to repair his glenohumeral ligaments. Which joint has been injured?

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Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are

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The act of closing the fingers to make a fist is an example of what type of joint movement (at the interphalangeal joints) ?

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Moving a part away from the midline is abduction.

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The synovial membrane reabsorbs fluid and may help remove substances from an infected joint cavity.

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Greg trips over a toy and experiences a sharp pain. His physician diagnoses a torn meniscus. Greg has injured his

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In rheumatoid arthritis

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The hip joint allows a greater freedom of movement than the shoulder joint.

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A football player suffers from a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament. Which joint has been injured?

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A condylar joint allows only up-and-down motion in one plane.

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A saddle joint forms between bones whose articulating surfaces have both convex and concave regions.

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To relieve a neckache, you swing your head in a circular motion around your shoulders. This movement where you swing your head circularly around a fixed point is an example of ________.

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Osteoarthritis is caused by a bacterial infection.

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Fibrocartilage discs that divide the joint into two compartments are called

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