ASU BIO 201: Chapter 9 Joints Exam
Questions and Answers
1. Define "joint"ANSWERS a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined
2. Name the term that is synonymous with jointANSWERS Articulations
3. Define arthrologyANSWERS the study of joints
4. Define kinesiologyANSWERS the study of musculoskeletal movement
5. Explainhow joints are namedANSWERS they are derived from the names of the
bones involved
6. Define diarthrosisANSWERS freely movable
ExANSWERS carpals, elbow, knee
7. Define amphiarthrosisANSWERS slightly movable
ExANSWERS joints between the skull bones surrounding the brain,pubic symphysis or an
intervertebral cartilaginous joint., the elbow joint
8. Define synarthrosisANSWERS little or no movement
ExANSWERS fibrous joints of the skull sutures and the cartilaginous manubriosternal joint
9. List four types of joints based on the way they adjacent bones
are joinedANSWERS bony, fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial joints
10. Explain the discrepancy between the number of bones in
infants and adults-
ANSWERS the frontal and mandibular bones in infants, cranial sutures in elderly, attachment of
first rib and sternum with old age
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, Describe a synostosis and give examples of where they are
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locatedANSWERS bony joint in the fibrous or cartilaginous joints
12. List and describe the three types of fibrous jointsANSWERS sutures,
gomphoses, syndesmoses
13. Examples of suturesANSWERS cranial sutures
14.Examples of gomphosesANSWERS the roots of the teeth (the pegs) fit into their
sockets in the mandible and maxilla
15.Examples of syndesmosesANSWERS manubriosternal joint or the joints between
the skull bones surrounding the brain, in-between the radius and ulna as well as the tibia
and fibula
16. Recognize three types of suturesANSWERS serrate, lap (squamous), plane
(butt)
17. Examples of serrate suturesANSWERS coronal, sagittal, lambdoid
18. Examples of lap (squamous)ANSWERS temporal and parietal bone, squamous
suture
19. Examples of plane (butt)ANSWERS palatine processes of the maxillae,
intermaxillary suture
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Questions and Answers
1. Define "joint"ANSWERS a point at which parts of an artificial structure are joined
2. Name the term that is synonymous with jointANSWERS Articulations
3. Define arthrologyANSWERS the study of joints
4. Define kinesiologyANSWERS the study of musculoskeletal movement
5. Explainhow joints are namedANSWERS they are derived from the names of the
bones involved
6. Define diarthrosisANSWERS freely movable
ExANSWERS carpals, elbow, knee
7. Define amphiarthrosisANSWERS slightly movable
ExANSWERS joints between the skull bones surrounding the brain,pubic symphysis or an
intervertebral cartilaginous joint., the elbow joint
8. Define synarthrosisANSWERS little or no movement
ExANSWERS fibrous joints of the skull sutures and the cartilaginous manubriosternal joint
9. List four types of joints based on the way they adjacent bones
are joinedANSWERS bony, fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial joints
10. Explain the discrepancy between the number of bones in
infants and adults-
ANSWERS the frontal and mandibular bones in infants, cranial sutures in elderly, attachment of
first rib and sternum with old age
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, Describe a synostosis and give examples of where they are
11.
locatedANSWERS bony joint in the fibrous or cartilaginous joints
12. List and describe the three types of fibrous jointsANSWERS sutures,
gomphoses, syndesmoses
13. Examples of suturesANSWERS cranial sutures
14.Examples of gomphosesANSWERS the roots of the teeth (the pegs) fit into their
sockets in the mandible and maxilla
15.Examples of syndesmosesANSWERS manubriosternal joint or the joints between
the skull bones surrounding the brain, in-between the radius and ulna as well as the tibia
and fibula
16. Recognize three types of suturesANSWERS serrate, lap (squamous), plane
(butt)
17. Examples of serrate suturesANSWERS coronal, sagittal, lambdoid
18. Examples of lap (squamous)ANSWERS temporal and parietal bone, squamous
suture
19. Examples of plane (butt)ANSWERS palatine processes of the maxillae,
intermaxillary suture
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