LSU KIN 2500 (THOMPSON) -
ASSIGNMENT 3 QUESTIONS AND ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS.
Describe the importance of ligaments at joints.
A. they bind structures within joints
B.they limit mobility
C.they stabilize joints
D. all of the choices are correct - Answer D
How are the three types of fibrous joints similar? - Answer they are composed of dense
irregular connective tissue
A fibrous joint composed of a thin layer of dense irregular connective tissue between bones of
the skull are - Answer sutures
The fibrous joint that forms a sheet of dense irregular connective tissue between two bones are
- Answer interosseous membranes
Which type of joint is composed of fibrocartilage? - Answer symphyses
Synchondroses are composed of - Answer hyaline cartilage
What are the functions of articular cartilage, synovial fluid, and articular discs?
a) reduce friction
b) absorb shock
c) prevent movement
d) a and b are correct - Answer d) a and b are correct
What types of sensations are perceived at joints?
, c)stretch
d)all of the choices are correct - Answer d) all of the choices are correct
The four major categories of movements that occur at synovial joints include gliding, angular
movements, special movements, and - Answer rotations
___ and flexion are opposite angular movements. - Answer Extension
A hinge joint is considered a(n) ___ joint. - Answer uniaxial
Which of the following is a triaxial joint? - Answer ball-and-socket joint
Saddle joints are - Answer biaxial
Which hormone increase flexibility of the fibrocartilage in the pubic symphsis during the end of
pregnancy? - Answer relaxin
Which can reduce the flexibility of a joint? - Answer lack of use
Which joints are cartilaginous? - Answer pubic symphysis
All of the joints below are freely moveable except - Answer pubic symphysis
What distinguishes the temporomandibular joint from the other joints of the skull? - Answer it
is the only free movable joint between skull bones (excluding the ear ossicles)
When closing the jaw, the mandible is - Answer elevating
What is the function of the rotator cuff? - Answer it anchors the humerus to the scapula
Which of the following muscles make up the rotator cuff?
ASSIGNMENT 3 QUESTIONS AND ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS.
Describe the importance of ligaments at joints.
A. they bind structures within joints
B.they limit mobility
C.they stabilize joints
D. all of the choices are correct - Answer D
How are the three types of fibrous joints similar? - Answer they are composed of dense
irregular connective tissue
A fibrous joint composed of a thin layer of dense irregular connective tissue between bones of
the skull are - Answer sutures
The fibrous joint that forms a sheet of dense irregular connective tissue between two bones are
- Answer interosseous membranes
Which type of joint is composed of fibrocartilage? - Answer symphyses
Synchondroses are composed of - Answer hyaline cartilage
What are the functions of articular cartilage, synovial fluid, and articular discs?
a) reduce friction
b) absorb shock
c) prevent movement
d) a and b are correct - Answer d) a and b are correct
What types of sensations are perceived at joints?
, c)stretch
d)all of the choices are correct - Answer d) all of the choices are correct
The four major categories of movements that occur at synovial joints include gliding, angular
movements, special movements, and - Answer rotations
___ and flexion are opposite angular movements. - Answer Extension
A hinge joint is considered a(n) ___ joint. - Answer uniaxial
Which of the following is a triaxial joint? - Answer ball-and-socket joint
Saddle joints are - Answer biaxial
Which hormone increase flexibility of the fibrocartilage in the pubic symphsis during the end of
pregnancy? - Answer relaxin
Which can reduce the flexibility of a joint? - Answer lack of use
Which joints are cartilaginous? - Answer pubic symphysis
All of the joints below are freely moveable except - Answer pubic symphysis
What distinguishes the temporomandibular joint from the other joints of the skull? - Answer it
is the only free movable joint between skull bones (excluding the ear ossicles)
When closing the jaw, the mandible is - Answer elevating
What is the function of the rotator cuff? - Answer it anchors the humerus to the scapula
Which of the following muscles make up the rotator cuff?
