BIO 168 LECTURE EXAM #3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
amphiarthrisis - Answers -a joint that is slightly movable
synarthrosis - Answers -held together tightly and immovable
costochondral - Answers -joints found between the ribs and costal cartilages
A freely moveable joint is classified as a __________.
gomphosis
amphiarthrosis
diarthrosis
synarthrosis - Answers -diarthrisis
Functionally, how are cartilaginous joints classified?
fibrous or synovial
synarthroses or diarthroses
synarthroses or amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses or diarthroses - Answers -synarthroses or amphiarthroses
What best describes the structure of a synovial joint?
The joint is fastened together by dense regular collagenous connective tissue.
A fluid-filled cavity is found between the articulating bones.
No joint space separates the articulating bones.
Cartilage is situated between the articulating bones. - Answers -a fluid filled cavity that
is found between articulating bones
The most moveable fibrous joints are the __________.
sutures
gomphoses
syndesmoses
symphyses - Answers -syndesmoses
Which of the following is/are classified as fibrous joints?
sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses
synchondroses and symphyses
synovial joints
diarthroses - Answers -sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses
,Synchondroses unite bones with ________ while symphyses unite bones with
________.
hyaline cartilage; fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage; hyaline cartilage
dense regular collagenous tissue; elastic cartilage
elastic cartilage; fibrocartilage - Answers -hyaline cartilage; fibrocartilage
Which of the following components is NOT part of a synovial joint?
Adipose tissue
Epiphyseal plate cartilage
Articular capsule
Synovial fluid - Answers -epiphyseal plate cartilage
Which statement best describes tendon sheaths?
Tendon sheaths are lined with dense irregular connective tissue.
Tendon sheaths help anchor the tendon to the muscle.
Tendon sheaths protect long tendons as they course over and around synovial joints.
Tendon sheaths connect one bone to another to strengthen and reinforce articulating
bones. - Answers -tendon sheaths protect long tendons as they course over and
around synovial joints
What do ligaments connect together?
bone and muscle
muscles
cartilage and bone
bones - Answers -bones
Which key feature distinguishes a synovial joint from other joint types?
presence of connective tissue
presence of cartilage
presence of collagen fibers
presence of a joint cavity - Answers -presence of a joint cavity
What type of joint allows motion around only one axis
uniaxial
biaxial
nonaxial
multiaxial (triaxial) - Answers -uniaxial
, Which type of angular movement moves a body part away from the midline of the body
or another reference point?
abduction
flexion
plantar flexion
adduction - Answers -abduction
Shaking your head as if to say "no" is a joint movement known as:
circumduction.
opposition.
rotation.
retraction. - Answers -rotation
Classify the elbow, which is structured with the convex surface of one bone fitting into
the concave depression of another bone.
condylar joint
hinge joint
pivot joint
plane joint - Answers -hinge joint
Classify the shoulder joint.
uniaxial joint
biaxial joint
multiaxial (triaxial) joint
nonaxial joint - Answers -multiaxial
A football player received the bad news that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. What
does this mean for the range of motion of his knee?
He will not be able to straighten his knee and will suffer a disabling injury.
His knee will exhibit more extension and hyperextension by shifting the tibia too far
anteriorly on the femur.
His knee will exhibit more flexion and his tibia may dislocate from the femur posteriorly.
He will have difficulty bending the knee and it will allow too much lateral movement. -
Answers -His knee will exhibit more extension and hyperextension by shifting the tibia
too far anteriorly on the femur.
the glenoid cavity is the socket of the __________.
knee joint
hip joint
elbow joint
amphiarthrisis - Answers -a joint that is slightly movable
synarthrosis - Answers -held together tightly and immovable
costochondral - Answers -joints found between the ribs and costal cartilages
A freely moveable joint is classified as a __________.
gomphosis
amphiarthrosis
diarthrosis
synarthrosis - Answers -diarthrisis
Functionally, how are cartilaginous joints classified?
fibrous or synovial
synarthroses or diarthroses
synarthroses or amphiarthroses
amphiarthroses or diarthroses - Answers -synarthroses or amphiarthroses
What best describes the structure of a synovial joint?
The joint is fastened together by dense regular collagenous connective tissue.
A fluid-filled cavity is found between the articulating bones.
No joint space separates the articulating bones.
Cartilage is situated between the articulating bones. - Answers -a fluid filled cavity that
is found between articulating bones
The most moveable fibrous joints are the __________.
sutures
gomphoses
syndesmoses
symphyses - Answers -syndesmoses
Which of the following is/are classified as fibrous joints?
sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses
synchondroses and symphyses
synovial joints
diarthroses - Answers -sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses
,Synchondroses unite bones with ________ while symphyses unite bones with
________.
hyaline cartilage; fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage; hyaline cartilage
dense regular collagenous tissue; elastic cartilage
elastic cartilage; fibrocartilage - Answers -hyaline cartilage; fibrocartilage
Which of the following components is NOT part of a synovial joint?
Adipose tissue
Epiphyseal plate cartilage
Articular capsule
Synovial fluid - Answers -epiphyseal plate cartilage
Which statement best describes tendon sheaths?
Tendon sheaths are lined with dense irregular connective tissue.
Tendon sheaths help anchor the tendon to the muscle.
Tendon sheaths protect long tendons as they course over and around synovial joints.
Tendon sheaths connect one bone to another to strengthen and reinforce articulating
bones. - Answers -tendon sheaths protect long tendons as they course over and
around synovial joints
What do ligaments connect together?
bone and muscle
muscles
cartilage and bone
bones - Answers -bones
Which key feature distinguishes a synovial joint from other joint types?
presence of connective tissue
presence of cartilage
presence of collagen fibers
presence of a joint cavity - Answers -presence of a joint cavity
What type of joint allows motion around only one axis
uniaxial
biaxial
nonaxial
multiaxial (triaxial) - Answers -uniaxial
, Which type of angular movement moves a body part away from the midline of the body
or another reference point?
abduction
flexion
plantar flexion
adduction - Answers -abduction
Shaking your head as if to say "no" is a joint movement known as:
circumduction.
opposition.
rotation.
retraction. - Answers -rotation
Classify the elbow, which is structured with the convex surface of one bone fitting into
the concave depression of another bone.
condylar joint
hinge joint
pivot joint
plane joint - Answers -hinge joint
Classify the shoulder joint.
uniaxial joint
biaxial joint
multiaxial (triaxial) joint
nonaxial joint - Answers -multiaxial
A football player received the bad news that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament. What
does this mean for the range of motion of his knee?
He will not be able to straighten his knee and will suffer a disabling injury.
His knee will exhibit more extension and hyperextension by shifting the tibia too far
anteriorly on the femur.
His knee will exhibit more flexion and his tibia may dislocate from the femur posteriorly.
He will have difficulty bending the knee and it will allow too much lateral movement. -
Answers -His knee will exhibit more extension and hyperextension by shifting the tibia
too far anteriorly on the femur.
the glenoid cavity is the socket of the __________.
knee joint
hip joint
elbow joint
