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32 Cards in this Set

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The hip joint is a ________________.
A. amphiarthrosis
B. diarthrosis
C. syndesmosis
D. synarthrosis
B. diarthrosis
Which of these is a type of joint?
A. synovial
B. fibrous
C. catiliaginous
D. all of these are types of joints
D. all of these are types of joints
The coxal bones join anteriorly at a ___________
A. suture
B. symphysis
C. synostosis
D. gomphosis
B. symphysis
The synarthrosis that binds the two parietal bones together is a ____________.
A. synchondrosis
B. synostosis
C. gomphosis
D. suture
D. suture
A synovial joint is also called a _______________.
A. diarthrosis
B. synarthrosis
C. amphiarthrosis
D. syndesmosis
A. diarthrosis
Bursae may be found ____________
A. in tendons sheaths
B. within connective tissue exposed to friction or pressure
C. beneath the skin covering a bone
D. bursae may be found in all of these locations
D. bursae may be found in all of these locations
Articular cartilage is found within a ______________.
A. synovial joint
B. synchondrosis
C. synarthrosis
D. synostosis
A. synovial joint
The fluid that accumulates within a swollen joint was produced by the _________________.
A. medial fat pad
B. synovial membrane
C. cruciate ligaments
D. menisci
B. synovial membrane
The elbow joint is an example of a ____________ joint.
A. biaxial
B. monoaxial
C. pivot
D. saddle
B. monoaxial
The joint with greatest range of motion is the ___________.
A. humerus-scapula
B. femur-acetabulum
C. humerus-ulna
D. femur-tibia
A. humerus-scapula
Excessive turning of the soles of the foot outward is called _____________.
A. dorsiflexion
B. inversion
C. eversion
D. protraction
C. eversion
Which of the following movements best illustrates abduction?
A. opening the mouth
B. spreading the fingers
C. turning the palm upward
D. bending of the head backwards
B. spreading the fingers
This movement, indicated by the arrow, is known as ______________.
A. inversion
B. dorsiflexion
C. lateral flexion
D. protraction
A. inversion

(inward twisting of the foot)
The opposite of dorsiflexion is ______________.
A. ventroflexion
B. hyperextension
C. plantar flexion
D. genuflexion
C. plantar flexion
True or False. Protraction is moving a part of the body anteriorly
True
Moving head from left to right is ?
A. dorsiflexion
B. inversion
C. protraction
D. lateral flexion
D. lateral flexion

(movement of the vertebral column toward the side)
Protrusion of the nucleus pulposus is a sign of _________.
A. a herniated intervertebral disc
B. slippage of the hyaline cartilage
C. a loss of the annulus pulposus
D. fracture of a vertebra
A. a herniated intervertebral disc
Which structure of the intervertebral articulation gives the disc its resiliency and ability to absorb shock?
A. spongy bone
B. anulus fibrosus
C. nucleus pulposus
D. vertebral end plates
C. nucleus pulposus
Fat pads function to_________
A. fill spaces in a joint
B. support and strengthen
C. subdivide the synovial cavity
D. reduction of friction
A. fill spaces in a joint
(function as packing material for the joint)
Which term describes movement away form the longitudinal axis of the body?
A. extension
B. flexion
C. adduction
D. abduction
D. abduction
Which term describes extension of the ankle joint and elevates the heel (as when you stand on tiptoe)?
A. opposition
B. plantar flexion
C. supination
D. dorsiflexion
B. plantar flexion
Which term describes a special type of angular movement which is similar to drawing a large circle on a chalkboard?
A. inversion
B. medial rotation
C. circumduction
D. lateral rotation
C. circumduction
Which term describes the opposite movement of elevation?
A. eversion
B. depression
C. protraction
D. retraction
B. depression
The knee is reinforced laterally by the ________ ligament.
A. popliteal
B. fibular collateral
C. anterior cruciate
D. tibial collateral
B. fibular collateral
Which of these statements about the hip joint is false?
A. It permits flexion.
B. It permits extension.
C. It permits adduction.
D. It has a biaxial design.
D. It has a biaxial design.
Which of these more commonly occurs with advancing age?
A. hypochondriosis
B. bursitis
C. rheumatoid arthritis
D. osteoarthritis
D. osteoarthritis
Receptors in the joint capsule provide information directly to the __________ system.
A. Digestive
B. cardiovascular
C. endocrine
D. nervous
D. nervous
The __________ nervous system controls glandular secretion.
A. afferent
B. sympathetic
C. sympathetic and parasympathetic
D. parasympathetic
C. sympathetic and parasympathetic
The afferent division of PNS _____________
A. controls smooth muscle
B. carries motor commands
C. controls skeletal muscle
D. carries sensory information
D. carries sensory information
The axon hillock connects the axon with the __________.
A. synapse
B. telodendria
C. cell body (soma)
D. collaterals
C. cell body (soma)
Neuroglia perform all of these functions except __________.
A. secrete CSF
B. provide supportive framework
C. release neurotransmitters
D. regulate extracellular fluid composition
C. release neurotransmitters
Which is the largest and most abundant type of neuroglia?
A. astrocytes
B. ependymal cells
C. oligodendrocytes
D. satellite cells
A. astrocytes