Advanced Anatomy Lab 8 : Joints Exam Questions and
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What kind of joint is the knee joint?: Hinge synovial joint
How many articulations of the knee joint are there?: 3 total, 2 femorotibial and 1
femoropatellar
What are the articulating surfaces of the 2 femorotibial joints of the knee
joints?: Condyles of femur (lateral and medial) with plateaus of tibia (lateral and medial) and menisci
What are the movements of the 2 femorotibial joints?: Flexion/extension with slight
rotation (lock/unlock knee)
What are the articulating surfaces of the 1 femoropatellar joint?: Articulating surfaceof
patella with patellar groove of femur
What is the movement of the 1 femoropatellar joint?: Gliding
What type of joint is the superior tibiofibular joint?: Plane synovial joint
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, What are the articulating surfaces of the superior tibiofibular joint?: Lateral
condyle of the tibia and head of the fibula
What movement occurs at the superior tibiofibular joint?: Not much movement
WHat are the articulating surfaces of the tibiofibular syndesmosis?: Shafts of tibia
and fibula (also includes inferior joint - distal end of fibula with fibular notch on tibia)
What movement occurs at the tibiofibular syndesmosis?: Slight movement pulling
apart during dorsiflexion/plantar flexion
What type of joint is the ankle joint?: Hinge synovial joint
What are the articulating surfaces of the ankle joint?: Distal articular surface of tibia and
distal articular surface on the lateral and malleolus of fibula with talus
What movement occurs at the ankle joint?: Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
What type of joint is the subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint?: Plane synovial joint
What are the articulating surfaces of the subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint?: Inferior
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What kind of joint is the knee joint?: Hinge synovial joint
How many articulations of the knee joint are there?: 3 total, 2 femorotibial and 1
femoropatellar
What are the articulating surfaces of the 2 femorotibial joints of the knee
joints?: Condyles of femur (lateral and medial) with plateaus of tibia (lateral and medial) and menisci
What are the movements of the 2 femorotibial joints?: Flexion/extension with slight
rotation (lock/unlock knee)
What are the articulating surfaces of the 1 femoropatellar joint?: Articulating surfaceof
patella with patellar groove of femur
What is the movement of the 1 femoropatellar joint?: Gliding
What type of joint is the superior tibiofibular joint?: Plane synovial joint
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, What are the articulating surfaces of the superior tibiofibular joint?: Lateral
condyle of the tibia and head of the fibula
What movement occurs at the superior tibiofibular joint?: Not much movement
WHat are the articulating surfaces of the tibiofibular syndesmosis?: Shafts of tibia
and fibula (also includes inferior joint - distal end of fibula with fibular notch on tibia)
What movement occurs at the tibiofibular syndesmosis?: Slight movement pulling
apart during dorsiflexion/plantar flexion
What type of joint is the ankle joint?: Hinge synovial joint
What are the articulating surfaces of the ankle joint?: Distal articular surface of tibia and
distal articular surface on the lateral and malleolus of fibula with talus
What movement occurs at the ankle joint?: Dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
What type of joint is the subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint?: Plane synovial joint
What are the articulating surfaces of the subtalar (talocalcaneal) joint?: Inferior
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