APHY 101 IVY TECH FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Structural classification. Answer: Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
◉ Functional classification. Answer: synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic,
diarthrotic
◉ syndesmosis. Answer: Bones are connected by a ligament or
membrane that allows some movement.
◉ gomphosis. Answer: A type of fibrous joint such as a tooth into the
alveolus
◉ synchondrosis. Answer: A joint in which the bones are bound by
hyaline cartilage (epiphyseal plate)
◉ symphysis. Answer: a joint in which the bony surfaces are firmly
united by a layer of fibrocartilage
◉ synovial joints. Answer: Allow free movement. Types: Ball and
socket; Hinge; Saddle; Pivot; Condyloid; Gliding
, ◉ articular cartilage. Answer: thin hyaline cartilage layer that covers
epiphyses of bones in synovial joints
◉ Joint capsule. Answer: Contains synovial fluid and is enclosed by a
two-layered articular capsule
◉ Flexion. Answer: Bending a body part
◉ extension. Answer: Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed
limb
◉ hyperextension. Answer: the extreme or overextension of a limb or
body part beyond its normal limit
◉ lateral flexion. Answer: the act of bending to one side
◉ dorsiflexion. Answer: bends the foot upward at the ankle
◉ plantar flexion. Answer: bending foot downward
◉ Abduction. Answer: moving a part away from the midline of the body
◉ Adduction. Answer: moving a part toward the midline of the body
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Structural classification. Answer: Fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial
◉ Functional classification. Answer: synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic,
diarthrotic
◉ syndesmosis. Answer: Bones are connected by a ligament or
membrane that allows some movement.
◉ gomphosis. Answer: A type of fibrous joint such as a tooth into the
alveolus
◉ synchondrosis. Answer: A joint in which the bones are bound by
hyaline cartilage (epiphyseal plate)
◉ symphysis. Answer: a joint in which the bony surfaces are firmly
united by a layer of fibrocartilage
◉ synovial joints. Answer: Allow free movement. Types: Ball and
socket; Hinge; Saddle; Pivot; Condyloid; Gliding
, ◉ articular cartilage. Answer: thin hyaline cartilage layer that covers
epiphyses of bones in synovial joints
◉ Joint capsule. Answer: Contains synovial fluid and is enclosed by a
two-layered articular capsule
◉ Flexion. Answer: Bending a body part
◉ extension. Answer: Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed
limb
◉ hyperextension. Answer: the extreme or overextension of a limb or
body part beyond its normal limit
◉ lateral flexion. Answer: the act of bending to one side
◉ dorsiflexion. Answer: bends the foot upward at the ankle
◉ plantar flexion. Answer: bending foot downward
◉ Abduction. Answer: moving a part away from the midline of the body
◉ Adduction. Answer: moving a part toward the midline of the body
