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1
The structural category comprising mostly temporary joints also includes which of the following?
A)vertebrocostal joints
B)humeroulnar joints
C)costochondral joints
D)sacroiliac joints
2
Which two of the following joints are structurally most similar?
A)temporomandibular joint, pubic symphysis
B)inferior tibiofibular joint, coronal suture
C)first sternocostal joint, sternoclavicular joint
D)intercarpal joint, lambdoid suture
3
Which two of the following joints are functionally most similar?
A)glenohumeral joint, pubic symphysis
B)coxal joint, sagittal suture
C)atlantoaxial joint, costochondral joint
D)atlanto-occipital joint, elbow joint
4
Of the following joints, which two are most similar in the details of both structure and function?
(1) coxal (2) talocrural (3) sacroiliac (4) glenohumeral
A)1 and 2
B)1 and 3
C)1 and 4
D)2 and 3
5
Gliding, angular, rotational, and special all describe
A)types of synovial joints
B)functional classes of joints
C)structural classes of articulations
D)types of movements at diarthroses
6
Suture and gomphosis are to synarthrosis as ____________ is to amphiarthrosis.
A)synchondrosis
B)synostosis
C)syndesmosis
D)symphysis
7
Cartilage always connects two bones within a ____________, but a single length of cartilage may form a ____________ at one end and a different kind of joint at the other.
A)symphysis; synchondrosis
B)symphysis; syndesmosis
C)synchondrosis; symphysis
D)synchondrosis; syndesmosis
8
Articular cartilage is a special type of ____________ that lacks ____________.
A)fibrocartilage; lacunae
B)elastic cartilage; chondrocytes
C)hyaline cartilage; a perichondrium
D)epiphyseal plate; a blood supply
9
What happens in the most severe form of shoulder separation?
A)the glenohumeral joint is completely dislocated and the capsule is ruptured
B)the acromioclavicular joint is completely dislocated and a ligament is torn
C)the clavicle is fractured near the acromial end
D)all of the above
10
An epiphyseal line is most similar to a
A)suture
B)syndesmosis
C)synostosis
D)symphysis
11
What type of movement occurs at the humeroulnar joint?
A)gliding
B)angular
C)special
D)rotation
12
Which of the following correctly matches a ligament of the knee joint with one of its stabilizing functions?
A)lateral collateral ligament prevents hyperadduction of the leg
B)medial collateral ligament prevents hyperflexion of the leg
C)anterior cruciate ligament prevents hyperabduction of the leg
D)posterior cruciate ligament prevents hyperextension of the leg
13
Which of the following sets includes only synovial joints that contain fibrocartilage within their articular capsules?
A)intervertebral and costochondral
B)lumbosacral, radioulnar, and tibiofibular
C)temporomandibular, glenohumeral, and knee
D)intercarpal, intertarsal, and interphalangeal
14
Each of the following correctly matches a structural category of joint with a movement that it permits except
A)uniaxial, opposition
B)biaxial, abduction
C)triaxial, rotation
D)multiaxial, circumduction
15
Supination is to lateral rotation as ____________ is to medial rotation.
A)circumduction
B)opposition
C)pronation
D)inversion
16
Which of these joints permits dorsiflexion and plantar flexion?
A)tibiofibular
B)intertarsal
C)tarsometatarsal
D)talocrural
17
Which special movements involve raising a body part away from the floor relative to the anatomic position?
A)elevation and dorsiflexion
B)eversion and pronation
C)protraction and opposition
D)all of the above
18
Rank the following joints in order from the least movable to the most freely movable: (1) elbow (2) glenohumeral (3) acromioclavicular (4) coxal (5) radiocarpal
A)1, 3, 2, 5, 4
B)3, 1, 5, 4, 2
C)2, 3, 5, 1, 4
D)5, 4, 1, 3, 2
19
Of the following joints, which are partitioned into two parts by an articular disc, creating two separate synovial cavities (essentially, "two joints in one")?
A)carpometacarpal and metacarpophalangeal
B)shoulder, elbow, and wrist
C)sternoclavicular and temporomandibular
D)coxal, tibiofemoral, and patellofemoral
20
Which one of the following is actually two separate articulations enclosed in a single articular capsule?
A)hip
B)knee
C)shoulder
D)elbow
21
Each of the following selections names only planar synovial joints except
A)intertarsal and intercarpal joints
B)acromioclavicular and vertebrocostal joints
C)sacroiliac and superior tibiofibular joints
D)tarsometatarsal and carpometacarpal joints
22
The ____________ joint is a ____________ joint that allows rotational movement.
A)atlantoaxial, pivot
B)vertebrocostal, planar
C)atlanto-occipital, condyloid
D)both a and c
23
Which type of angular motion describes a circular path?
A)rotation
B)circumduction
C)lateral flexion
D)eversion
24
The intercarpal and intertarsal joints are classified as
A)uniaxial joints
B)synovial (planar) joints
C)gliding diarthroses
D)all of the above
25
Whereas the first sternocostal joint is a ____________, the articulations between the sternum and ribs 2-7 are ____________.
A)synchondrosis; syndesmoses
B)planar joint; symphyses
C)synchondrosis; planar joints
D)symphysis; condyloid joints







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