BIO 112 TEST 3 ECPI Verified Exam Questions and Answers Latest
update 2026/2027
Question:
Synarthrotic joints
Answer:
immovable
Question:
Amphiarthrotic joints
Answer:
slightly movable
Question:
Diarthrotic joints
Answer:
freely movable
Question:
Fibrous joints
Answer:
held together by dense connective tissue
• Syndesmosis (Between tibia and fibula): Amphiarthrotic
• Suture (between flat bones of skull): Synarthrotic
• Gomphosis (Root of a tooth in maxilla or mandible):Synarthrotic
Question:
Cartilaginous joints
Answer:
Held together by cartilage
• Synchondrosis (epiphyseal plate, costal cartilages): Synarthrotic
• Symphysis (in between the pelvic bones, in between intervertebral discs): Amphiarthrotic
, Question:
Synovial joints
Answer:
Have a complex structure (all are diarthrotic)
• Ball-and-Socket Joint: Multiaxial, plus rotation (hip, shoulder)
• Condylar Joint: Biaxial movement, no rotation (between metacarpals and phalanges)
• Plane Joint: Back-and-forth and twisting; Non-axial movement (Wrist and ankle joints)
• Hinge Joint: Uniaxial movement; (elbow)
• Pivot Joint: Uniaxial movement; Rotation only ) Atlas (C1) and dens of axis (C2)
• Saddle Joint: Biaxial movement; Carpal and metacarpal of thumb
Question:
Meniscus
Answer:
It's a piece of cartilage in your knee that cushions and stabilizes the joint. It protects the bones from
wear and tear
Question:
Bursa
Answer:
a tiny, slippery sac of fluid that provides a cushion and reduces friction between the surfaces of a bone
and tissue.
Question:
Smooth muscle
Answer:
non-striated; involuntary
Question:
Skeletal muscle
Answer:
striated; voluntary
Question:
Cardiac
Answer:
striated; involuntary
update 2026/2027
Question:
Synarthrotic joints
Answer:
immovable
Question:
Amphiarthrotic joints
Answer:
slightly movable
Question:
Diarthrotic joints
Answer:
freely movable
Question:
Fibrous joints
Answer:
held together by dense connective tissue
• Syndesmosis (Between tibia and fibula): Amphiarthrotic
• Suture (between flat bones of skull): Synarthrotic
• Gomphosis (Root of a tooth in maxilla or mandible):Synarthrotic
Question:
Cartilaginous joints
Answer:
Held together by cartilage
• Synchondrosis (epiphyseal plate, costal cartilages): Synarthrotic
• Symphysis (in between the pelvic bones, in between intervertebral discs): Amphiarthrotic
, Question:
Synovial joints
Answer:
Have a complex structure (all are diarthrotic)
• Ball-and-Socket Joint: Multiaxial, plus rotation (hip, shoulder)
• Condylar Joint: Biaxial movement, no rotation (between metacarpals and phalanges)
• Plane Joint: Back-and-forth and twisting; Non-axial movement (Wrist and ankle joints)
• Hinge Joint: Uniaxial movement; (elbow)
• Pivot Joint: Uniaxial movement; Rotation only ) Atlas (C1) and dens of axis (C2)
• Saddle Joint: Biaxial movement; Carpal and metacarpal of thumb
Question:
Meniscus
Answer:
It's a piece of cartilage in your knee that cushions and stabilizes the joint. It protects the bones from
wear and tear
Question:
Bursa
Answer:
a tiny, slippery sac of fluid that provides a cushion and reduces friction between the surfaces of a bone
and tissue.
Question:
Smooth muscle
Answer:
non-striated; involuntary
Question:
Skeletal muscle
Answer:
striated; voluntary
Question:
Cardiac
Answer:
striated; involuntary
