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Joints APHY101 Questions and Correct
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What is an example of a condylar joint?
Ans: between the metacarpals and proximal phalanges
Movement at the ankle that brings the foot CLOSER to the shin is
called ________________________________.
Ans: dorsiflexion
What two bony structures articulate to make the shoulder joint?
Ans: glenoid cavity of the scapula; head of the humerus
Movement of a body part around its axis, such as turning the head
to look over the shoulder, is called __________________.
Ans: rotation
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Within the elbow joint, a hinge joint occurs between the ____________
and the ________________.
Ans: trochlea; trochlear notch
At synovial joints, the joint capsule is reinforced by ________________
that help stabilize the joint and bind together the bone ends.
Ans: ligaments
The knee joint includes TWO articulations. Indicate these two
articulations that are part of the knee.
Ans: tibiofemoral; femoropatellar
The bone ends within a ________________ joint is held together by
dense connective tissue.
Ans: fibrous
What joint is a plane joint?
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Ans: a joint between the carpal bones in the wrist
A person who is prone is lying in what postion?
Ans: on their stomach; face-down
What are THREE classifications of joints based on what binds them
together?
Ans: synovial, fibrous, cartilaginous
The hip joint, between the femur and the pelvis, is an example of a
_____________________ joint.
Ans: ball-and-socket
What type of joint is located between the carpal and metacarpal
bones in the thumb?
Ans: a saddle joint
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The functional junction between bones is called a(n)
________________.
Ans: articulation
The rounded head of the __________________ articulates with the
shallow glenoid cavity of the _______________ to form the shoulder
joint.
Ans: humerus; scapula
The shoulder can undergo what types of movements?
Ans: rotation, circumduction, adduction, abduction, flexion, and
extension
The fibrous joints between the flat bones of the skull are called
____________________.
Ans: sutures
Joints APHY101 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
What is an example of a condylar joint?
Ans: between the metacarpals and proximal phalanges
Movement at the ankle that brings the foot CLOSER to the shin is
called ________________________________.
Ans: dorsiflexion
What two bony structures articulate to make the shoulder joint?
Ans: glenoid cavity of the scapula; head of the humerus
Movement of a body part around its axis, such as turning the head
to look over the shoulder, is called __________________.
Ans: rotation
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Within the elbow joint, a hinge joint occurs between the ____________
and the ________________.
Ans: trochlea; trochlear notch
At synovial joints, the joint capsule is reinforced by ________________
that help stabilize the joint and bind together the bone ends.
Ans: ligaments
The knee joint includes TWO articulations. Indicate these two
articulations that are part of the knee.
Ans: tibiofemoral; femoropatellar
The bone ends within a ________________ joint is held together by
dense connective tissue.
Ans: fibrous
What joint is a plane joint?
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Ans: a joint between the carpal bones in the wrist
A person who is prone is lying in what postion?
Ans: on their stomach; face-down
What are THREE classifications of joints based on what binds them
together?
Ans: synovial, fibrous, cartilaginous
The hip joint, between the femur and the pelvis, is an example of a
_____________________ joint.
Ans: ball-and-socket
What type of joint is located between the carpal and metacarpal
bones in the thumb?
Ans: a saddle joint
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The functional junction between bones is called a(n)
________________.
Ans: articulation
The rounded head of the __________________ articulates with the
shallow glenoid cavity of the _______________ to form the shoulder
joint.
Ans: humerus; scapula
The shoulder can undergo what types of movements?
Ans: rotation, circumduction, adduction, abduction, flexion, and
extension
The fibrous joints between the flat bones of the skull are called
____________________.
Ans: sutures
