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Name the three functional categories of joints.

1.Synarthroses 2. Amphiarthroses 3. Diarthroses

What is the name of the functional joint that is immovable?

Synarthroses

What is the name of the functional joint that is slightly moveable?


amphiarthroses

What is the name of the functional joint that is freely movable?


Diarthroses

Name the three structural categories of joints

1. Fibrous Joints2. Cartilaginous Joints3. Synovial Joints

Which of the structural joint types is generally considered immovable


Fibrous Joint

Which of the structural joint types is generally considered freely movable?


Synovial Joints

Which of the structural joint types is considered both rigid and slightly movable?


Cartilaginous

Describe what makes a fibrous joint unique (tissue type/cavity/ movement ability)

- Joined by connective tissue- No joint cavity- amount of movement depends on connective tissue length

What are three types of Fibrous Joints?


sutures syndesmoses gomphoses

What Joint type is found in the skull?


Sutures

Describe the characteristics of the fibrous joint, Sutures?


- wavy articulating bone edges interlock and the junction is completely filled by a minimal amount of very short connective tissue- the fibrous tissue ossifies and the skull bones fuse into a single unit as a protective adaptation to protect the brain from damage.

Describe the characteristics of the fibrous joint, Syndesmoses?

-the bones are connected by a ligament- the amount of movement depends on the length of the connective tissue

Describe the characteristic of the fibrous joint, Gomphoses?


- A peg-in-socket- The fibrous connection is the short periodontal ligament- tooth in its bony alveolar socket

Describe the cartilaginous joints?


The articulating bones are united by cartilage.They lack a joint cavity

What are the two types of Cartilaginous joints?


Synchondroses Symphyses

Describe a synchondroses Joint and give an example


a bar or plate of hyaline cartilage unites the bones at a synchondrosis.epiphyseal plates connecting the diaphysis and epiphysis regions in long bones of children.

Describe a symphyses joint and give an example


the articular surfaces of the bones are coved with articular (hyaline) cartilage which in turn is fused to intervening pad or plate or fibrocartilageit acts as a shock absorber and permits a limited amount of movement at the joitEx: intervertebral joints and the pubic symphysis of the pelvis

What is a synovial Joint


those in which the articulating bones are separated by a fluid -containing joint cavity.Allows for freedom of movement .

What are the five distinguishing features of a Synovial Joint


1. Articular Cartilage2. Joint (synovial ) Cavity3. Articular Capsule4. Synovial Fluid5. Reinforcing Ligaments

The ischium articulates with both _____ and ______.

Ilium and pubis

In anatomical position the lateral forearm bone is the _____

Radius

The most frequently fractured part of the humerus is ________

Surgical neck

Colles fracture is a break in the distal end of the _____

Radius

The cranial Vault of the skull is also called the ______

Calvaria

The vomer forms part of the

Nasal septum

Vertebronchondral ribs refers to ribs that attach to each other before they attach to the ______.

Sternum

The foramen magnum goes through the ________ bone.

Occipital

Ribs 11 and 12 are called ______ ribs.

Floating ribs because they are missing an anterior attachment

How many cervical vertebrae are there

7

How many thoracic vertebrae

12

How many lumbar vertebrae are there

5

The master gland of the body, the pituitary gland, is housed where?

Enclosed in the hypophyseal fossa of the sphenoid bone

The tubercle of a rib articulates with what

Transverse process of a vertebra

The dens projects from

The axis

The _____ bone contains openings that allow the tear ducts to pass

Lacrimal bones

Lordosis effects the _____ vertebrae

Lumbar

The largest and strongest bone of the face is the

Mandible

A temporal bone protrusion riddled with sinuses is the

Mastoid process

Coastal cartilage joins ribs to the ____.

Sternum

What do all vertebrae possess

A body , transverse process and vertebral foramen

Each intervertebral disc possesses what

A nucleus pulposus and an annulus fibrosus

These very small bones are at the medial border of each eye

Lacrimal bones

Bone houses the apparatus of the inner and middle ear

Temporal bone

Failure of these anterior bones to fuse causes a condition known as a cleft palate

Maxilla

This bone is wing shaped and extends behind the eyes and forms part of the floor of the cranial vault

Sphenoid bone

Temporal and parietal bone shape

Squamosal

Occipital and parietal shape

lambdoid

Parietal and frontal shape

Coronal

Right and left parietal bone shape

Sagittal

These bones have articular facets for the ribs

Thoracic vertebrae

Allows the head To nod yes

Atlas

Fused rudimentary tailbone

Coccyx

Thickest centrum with short blunt spinous processes

Lumbar vertebrae

A circle of bone that articulates superiorly with the occipital condyles

Atlas

Forearm bone articulates with most of the carpals

Radius

This bone articulates with the glenoid fossa

Humerus

The fingers have three of these bones and the thumb has only two

Phalanges

Only the ____ vertebrae have transverse foramen

Cervical vertebrae

The medial condyle of the femur articulates with the medial condyle of the _____

Tibia

Your cheek is composed of the ____ bone

Zygomatic

The lateral condyle of the femur articulates with the lateral condyle of the

Tibia

The large muscle on the anterior aspect of the scapula is the

Subscapular fossa

The ____ is the primary bone in the septum of the nose

Vomer

The heel bone

Calcaneus

The styloid process of the ___ points to the thumb

Radius

The largest foramen in the body is the

Obturator foramen

The smallest short bone in the hand is the

Pisiform

Movement at the hip joint does not have as wide a range of motion as the ____ joint

Shoulder

A _____ joint will exhibit several movements

Ball and socket

The major role of ligaments at synovial joints is to help....

Direct movement and prevent undesirable movement

Flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin is called

Dorsiflexion

A uniaxial movement is usually seen at a joint such as a

Hinge joint

The amount of movement permitted by a particular joint is the basis for

the functional classification of joints

A person who has been diagnosed with a sprained ankle has an injury that is often accompanied by what

Dislocations

True or false: if the body is to move movement must occur at the joints

True

The gripping of the trochlea by the trochlear notch constitutes the hinge for

the elbow joint

The structural classification of joints is based on what

The composition of the binding material and the presence or absence of a joint cavity

In rheumatoid arthritis does the patient suffer from a loss of synovial fluids or an accumulation of synovial fluids

Accumulation of synovial fluids

Chondromalacia patellae is the softening of the articular cartilage on the

Posterior patellar surface

____ joints permit movement only in one plane

Hinge Joint

Bending of the tip of the finger exhibits ____.

Flexion

Moving the arm in a full circle is an example of

Circumduction

The wrist joint can exhibit____ movement

Adduction

Cruciate ligaments are important ligaments that help stabilize

The knee

Synovial fluid contains ____ cells that protect the cavity from Invasion by microbes or other degrees

Phagocytic

Synovial fluid is a viscous material that is derived by filtration from

Blood

The only movement allowed between the first two cervical vertebrae is

Rotation

A movement of the forearm in which the palm of the hand is turned from posterior to anterior is

Supination

Connective tissue Sacs lined with synovial membranes that act of cushions in place where friction develops are called what

Bursae

The cruciate ligaments of the knee do what?

Prevent hyperextension of the knee

Which ligament of the knee initiates the knee-jerk reflex when tapped?

The patellar ligament

Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to...

Provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints

Extracapsular ligaments stabilizing the knee include

Lateral and medial collateral ligament preventing lateral or medial angular movements

Football players often sustain lateral blows to the extended me which of the ligaments is / are damaged as a result

Medial collateral medial meniscus and anterior cruciate

Act as friction-reducing structures

Tendon sheaths

The ____ ligament holds the radius to the ulna at the proximal end

Annular

Synovial fluid is present in joint cavities of freely movable joints, it contains what type of acid

Hyaluronic acid

The ligaments that protect the alignment of the femoral and tibial condyles and limit the movement of the femur anteriorly and posteriorly are called

Cruciate ligaments

Menisci refers to

Semilunar cartilage pads

Multiaxial joints of the body include

Hip and shoulder

Saddle joints have concave and convex surfaces. Name the bones of the hand that articulate to form a saddle joint

The trapezium of the carpal bone and the thumbs metacarpal

Joint type that affords multiaxial movement

Ball and socket

On the basis of structural classification, which joint is fibrous connective tissue?

Syndemosis

Define synchondroses

Cartilaginous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the ends of Bones

Fibrous joint that is a peg-in-socket is called a

Gomphosis

Gliding motion of the wrist is accomplished because of the ____ joint

Plane joint

Joint that permits essentially no movement

Synarthrotic

What are fibrous joints classified as

Sutures, Syndesmoses, gomphoses

An example of interosseous fibrous joint is

The radius and ulna along its length

An immovable joint found only between skull bones is called

Suture

The annular ligament surrounds the head of what bone

Radius

In symphysis joints the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with

Hyaline cartilage

A joint United by dense fibrocartilaginous tissue that permits a slight degree of movement is

Symphysis

presence of a synovial cavity, articular cartilage, synovial membrane, and ligaments are characteristics of what type of joint

Hinge joint

____ are cartilaginous joints

Synchondroses

Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are

Amphiarthroses

Joints that are freely movable

Synovial

6 major categories of synovial joints

Plane


Hinge


Pivot


Condyloid


Saddle


Ball and socket

When a ballerina points the toes it is known as

Plantar flexion

An increase or decrease between the angle of two bones is known as what type of movement

Angular movements

What type of movement occurs at the intercarpal and intertarsal joints

Gliding movement

Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of

Hyperextension

The term inversion and eversion pertains only to

The feet

The only movement allowed in a pivot joint is

Uniaxial rotation

When one is moving a limb away from the median plane of the body along the frontal plane it is called

Abduction

If a patient was suffering from bursitis this condition would be designated as inflammation of ____

Small sac containing fluid

Which of the following conditions is generally considered a non-inflammatory type of arthritis

Osteoarthritis

Gouty arthritis is a painful condition caused by

Excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue of joints

Compared to the shoulder displacements of the hip joints are

Rare because of the ligament reinforcement

Turning the foot medially at the ankle

Inversion

Synchondrosis joint

Cartilaginous

The Joint involved in turning the sole of foot medially

Plane

The movement performed in turning the sole of the foot medially

Inversion

The Joint involved in bending the elbow

Hinge

The movement performed in turning the head side to side

Rotation

The Joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal

Saddle

Joint involved in lowering your arm to your side

Ball and socket

Moving your jaw forward causing an underbite

Protraction

A freely movable joint

Diarthrosis

The hip joint

Ball and socket

Joint involved in turning the head side to side

Pivot

The movement performed in lowering your arm to your side

Adduction

A fluid-filled cavity a tendon slides over

Bursa

The movement performed in bending the elbow

Flexion

Partial dislocation of a joint

Subluxation

claudication might more simply be called

Limping

In the synaptic cleft of a neuromuscular Junction, ____ is always present

Acetylcholinesterase

The end of the muscle that moves when a muscle contracts is called the

Insertion

Only ____ muscle cells are multinucleated

Skeletal

The time in which cross bridges are active is called the period Of

Contraction

Only _____ muscle cells branch

Cardiac

____ (color) fibers are slow (oxidative) fibers

Red

A smooth sustained contraction is called

Tetanus

True or false ; although there are no sarcomeres, smooth muscle still possesses thick and thin filaments

True

Important function of skeletal muscle is the production of ____.

Heat

Not all muscle contractions will always promote the movement of body parts. What else is muscle contraction used for

Maintaining posture, stabilizing joints, and generating Heat

What is a motor unit

a nerve cell and all the muscle cells that it stimulates

Isometric contraction

The muscle neither shortens nor lengthens

When a motor neuron fires what happens to all of the muscle fibers

They contract

The more ____ a skeletal muscle is stimulated the greater its exerted Force

Rapidly

The Gap Junctions between smooth muscle cells are _____ coupled.

Electrically

Skeletal muscle cells are _______ coupled.

Chemically

What is the function of G actin

Bearing the active site to which the myosin heads attach during contraction

Peristalsis is a characteristic of what type of muscle

Smooth muscle

Where is single-unit smooth muscle found

Found in the intestines

caused by a difference in the concentration of certain ions inside and outside of the cell

Resting potential

Oxygen required to restore oxygen used by all of the processes involved in contraction

Oxygen debt

The effect of the neurotransmitter on the muscle cell membrane is to

Modify its permeability properties temporarily

A contraction in which the muscle does not shorten but it's tension increases

Isometric

The I band diminish in size, the H zones disappear, and the A bands move closer together but do not diminish in length

When muscle fiber contracts

Slow oxidative fatigue resistant fibers

Red fibers

Abundant in muscles used to maintain posture

Slow fatigue resistant fibers

Have very fast-acting myosin ATPases and depend upon anaerobic metabolism during contraction

Fast oxidative or glycolytic fatigable fibers

A high percentage of these fibers are found in marathon runners

Slow oxidative fatigue resistant fibers

Depends on oxygen delivery and aerobic mechanisms

Slow oxidative fatigue resistant fibers

Contains abundant amounts of glycogen

Fast oxidative or glycolytic fatigable fibers

The thicker filaments are the ____ filaments

Myosin

Both actin and myosin are found in the

A band

The myosin filaments are located in the

A Band

The ____ contains only the actin filaments

I band

The phenomenon in which the contraction of a muscle increases due to increased enzyme efficiency during the warm-up

Treppe

The stimulus above which no stronger contraction can be elicited because all motor units are firing in the muscle

Maximal stimulus

The situation in which contractions become stronger due to a rapid stimulation rate. partial relaxation occurs between contractions

Wave summation

Continue to sustain smooth contraction due to Rapid stimulation

Tetanus

Used to convert ADP to ATP by transfer of a high-energy phosphate group. A reserve high-energy compound

Creatine phosphate

Serves as the actual trigger for muscle contraction by removing the inhibition of the troponin molecules

Calcium ions

Destroys ACh

Acetylcholinesterase

A metabolic pathway that provides for a large amount of ATP per glucose because oxygen is used. Products are water and carbon dioxide and ATP.

Aerobic respiration

A neurotransmitter substance released at motor end plates by the axonal endings

Acetylcholine

Normally stored in the terminal cisternae

Calcium ions

Why does rigor mortis occur

ATP is required to release the attached actin and myosin molecules

Athletes sometimes complain of oxygen debt, the condition that results when insufficient oxygen is available to completely break down pyruvic acid. As a result the pyruvic is converted to _______.

Lactic acid

Fatigue muscle cells that recover rapidly are the products of

Intense exercise of short duration

Muscle fibers degenerate and atrophy

Muscular dystrophy

The main effect of the warmup period of athletes as the muscle contractions increase in strength is to;

Enhance the availability of calcium and the efficiency of enzyme systems

Theoretically if a muscle were stretched to the point where thick and thin filaments no longer overlapped....

No muscle tension could be generated

The warm-up period required of athletes in order to bring your muscles to Peak Performance is called

Treppe

A State of sustained partial contraction in muscles

Muscle tone

What is the most common functional classification of synovial joints

Diarthrosis

What describes an amphiarthroses joint?

It is slightly movable

This joint is extremely stable

Hip joint

What is meniscus

Fibrocartilage that prevents the knee from rotating while extended.

What joint is described as sacrificing stability for free movement?

Shoulder joint

What is a sprain

Torn or stretched ligaments

What is the function of articular cartilage?

To keep bone ends from crushing when compressed

What describes a turning movement around the longitudinal bone axis

Rotation

What joint is at risk when people grind their teeth

Temporomandibular

What type of joint is exhibited by the knuckles?

Condyloid

What describes the articulation of the patella?

The patella articulates directly with the femur only.

What two bones articulate in a joint allowing supination and pronation?

Ulna and radius

What is the classification of the intervertebral joints?

Symphyses

What describes movement along the sagittal plane that decreases the angle between bones?

Flexion

What is it called when a muscle cannot contract even though it is being stimulated?


Fatigue

What structure is responsible for the contractile characteristic of muscle fibers?

Myofibrils

The ability of a muscle to stretch without being damaged

Extensibility

What is composed of myosin protein

Thick filaments

What is the role of calcium in muscle contraction?

To expose the myosin binding site on the actin

What event stimulates a skeletal muscle to contract?

When acetylcholine binds to the receptor site on the sarcolemma

What step of the generation of the action potential happens first?

The sodium ion Channel opens

What is perimysium

Connective tissue surrounding a fascicle

Which of the following steps occurs right before the myosin head attaches to the actin during the sliding filaments


filaments

The tropomyosin molecule is moved away from the binding site.

What describes the role of the T tubules?

They conduct impulses to the deepest regions of the muscle cell and every sarcomere.

Which of the following bands decreases in size or disappears when a muscle contracts?


I band

Where is an abundance of fast glycolytic fibers found?


In the muscles that move quickly and intensely

What describes muscular dystrophy?

An inherited disease in which muscle mass is decreased

explain how myofibers shorten?

Thin filaments are pulled toward the center of the sarcomere

What is the sarcoplasmic reticulum?

It is the site of calcium storage in myofibers

Which muscle tissue responds to involuntary nervous system control?

Both smooth and cardiac muscle

Where is smooth muscle tissue found

In the walls of blood vessels

What occurs within a muscle cell during oxygen debt

Lactic acid is accumulated

Describe isotonic contraction

A contraction in which the muscle shortens

Describe the sarcolemma

It is the plasma membrane of a myofiber

What happens to excess lactic acid that accumulates after vigorous exercise

It is converted to pyruvic acid by the liver

The _____ the functions mainly in compression of the abdominal contents

Transversus abdominis

The ____ muscle abducts the ulna during forearm pronation and is a synergist of triceps brachii in elbow extension.

Anconeus

The ____ muscle Works towards plantar flexion

Tibialis posterior

In order to propel food down to the esophagus, the ___________ muscles would be used.

Pharyngeal constrictor

A pair of tweezers is an example of a ____ class lever

3rd

The ____ is a synergist of the gastrocnemius used in plantar flexion

Soleus

Severing of the patellar tendon would inactivate the _____ group.

quadriceps

Muscles that maintain posture are called

Fixators

What is the largest strongest tendon in the body

Achilles tendon

The broadest muscle of the back is the

Latissimus dorsi

The insertion of the biceps brachii is on the

Radius

Slow-acting finger flexor

Flexor digitorum profundus

Extensor pollicis longus and brevis

Extends the thumb

Flexor carpi ulnaris

Flexes the wrist

Extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis

Extend and abduct the wrist

This muscle is a powerful forearm extensor

Triceps brachii

This is known as the boxer muscle

Serratus anterior

This muscle runs deep to the external oblique

Internal oblique

This muscle helps keep food between the grinding surfaces of the teeth during chewing

Buccinator

Is muscle draws the corner of the mouth downward as in expressing horror

Platysma

Is the main chewing muscle

Masseter

The pectoralis major has a ____ arrangement of fascicles

Convergent

Is the abnormal protrusion of the small intestine through a weak point in the muscle of the abdominal wall

Hernia

Fibers run at right angles to the axis of the muscle

Transversus

The quadriceps femoris is composed of three vastus muscles and the

Rectus femoris

Is a synergist of the latissimus dorsi it extends medially rotates and adducts the humerus

Teres major

This muscle extends the great toe

Extensor hallucis longus