ATI EXIT EXAM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
GRADED A+
⩥ cartilaginous joints. Answer: allow only slight movement and consist
of bones connected entirely by cartilage
⩥ synchondrosis joint. Answer: Bones are joined by Hyaline cartilage
only ex: Epiphyseal plate
⩥ symphysis. Answer: two bones joined by fibrocartilage ex: Pubic
symphysis
⩥ suture joint. Answer: immovable joint, such as between the bones of
the skull
⩥ syndesmoses joint. Answer: More dense fibrous CT than a suture ex:
Gomphosis
⩥ interosseous joint. Answer: sheet of dense fibrous connective tissue
Ex: between radius and ulna
,⩥ syntharoses joints. Answer: Allows no movement ex: Suture,
gomphosis
⩥ Amphiarthroses. Answer: slightly movable joint
ex. pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
⩥ Diarthroses. Answer: freely movable joint ex: hip, knee, shoulder,
elbow
⩥ epiphyseal cartilage. Answer: The cartilaginous region between the
epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone ex: growth plate
⩥ bursa. Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one
part of a joint over another
⩥ tendon sheath. Answer: an elongated bursa that wraps completely
around a tendon subjected to friction
⩥ gliding joint. Answer: allows one bone to slide over another; found in
wrist and ankles
⩥ angular joint. Answer: hyper-extension, extension, flexion, lateral
flexion, adduction, abduction, and circumduction
,⩥ Rotation. Answer: CIRCULAR MOVEMENT AROUND AN AXIS
ex: lateral and medial rotation
⩥ Special Joint Movements. Answer: elevation, depression, protraction,
retraction, supination, pronation, inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion,
plantar flexion
⩥ plane joint. Answer: side to side movement and back and forth
⩥ hinge joint. Answer: Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee)
that permits motion in only one plane
⩥ pivot joint. Answer: the rounded or pointed surface of one bone
articulates with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a
ligament
⩥ Factors Affecting Contact and Range
of Motion at Synovial Joints. Answer: Structure and shape of the
articulating
bones, Strength and tautness of the joint ligaments, Arrangement and
tension of the muscles, Contact of soft parts, Hormones, Disuse
⩥ Mandible. Answer: lower jaw
, ⩥ Maxilla. Answer: upper jaw
⩥ mental foramen. Answer:
⩥ Zygomatic bone. Answer: cheek bone
⩥ squamous suture. Answer: Between parietal and temporal bones
⩥ parietal bone of skull. Answer:
⩥ Temporal bone. Answer:
⩥ Frontal Bone
(anterior view). Answer:
⩥ scaphoid bone. Answer:
⩥ Lunate. Answer:
⩥ Triquetral. Answer:
⩥ Pisiform. Answer:
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING
GRADED A+
⩥ cartilaginous joints. Answer: allow only slight movement and consist
of bones connected entirely by cartilage
⩥ synchondrosis joint. Answer: Bones are joined by Hyaline cartilage
only ex: Epiphyseal plate
⩥ symphysis. Answer: two bones joined by fibrocartilage ex: Pubic
symphysis
⩥ suture joint. Answer: immovable joint, such as between the bones of
the skull
⩥ syndesmoses joint. Answer: More dense fibrous CT than a suture ex:
Gomphosis
⩥ interosseous joint. Answer: sheet of dense fibrous connective tissue
Ex: between radius and ulna
,⩥ syntharoses joints. Answer: Allows no movement ex: Suture,
gomphosis
⩥ Amphiarthroses. Answer: slightly movable joint
ex. pubic symphysis, intervertebral discs
⩥ Diarthroses. Answer: freely movable joint ex: hip, knee, shoulder,
elbow
⩥ epiphyseal cartilage. Answer: The cartilaginous region between the
epiphysis and diaphysis of a growing bone ex: growth plate
⩥ bursa. Answer: fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one
part of a joint over another
⩥ tendon sheath. Answer: an elongated bursa that wraps completely
around a tendon subjected to friction
⩥ gliding joint. Answer: allows one bone to slide over another; found in
wrist and ankles
⩥ angular joint. Answer: hyper-extension, extension, flexion, lateral
flexion, adduction, abduction, and circumduction
,⩥ Rotation. Answer: CIRCULAR MOVEMENT AROUND AN AXIS
ex: lateral and medial rotation
⩥ Special Joint Movements. Answer: elevation, depression, protraction,
retraction, supination, pronation, inversion, eversion, dorsiflexion,
plantar flexion
⩥ plane joint. Answer: side to side movement and back and forth
⩥ hinge joint. Answer: Joint between bones (as at the elbow or knee)
that permits motion in only one plane
⩥ pivot joint. Answer: the rounded or pointed surface of one bone
articulates with a ring formed partly by another bone and partly by a
ligament
⩥ Factors Affecting Contact and Range
of Motion at Synovial Joints. Answer: Structure and shape of the
articulating
bones, Strength and tautness of the joint ligaments, Arrangement and
tension of the muscles, Contact of soft parts, Hormones, Disuse
⩥ Mandible. Answer: lower jaw
, ⩥ Maxilla. Answer: upper jaw
⩥ mental foramen. Answer:
⩥ Zygomatic bone. Answer: cheek bone
⩥ squamous suture. Answer: Between parietal and temporal bones
⩥ parietal bone of skull. Answer:
⩥ Temporal bone. Answer:
⩥ Frontal Bone
(anterior view). Answer:
⩥ scaphoid bone. Answer:
⩥ Lunate. Answer:
⩥ Triquetral. Answer:
⩥ Pisiform. Answer:
