Joint Knowledge

1. There are many movements at the synovial joint. What is the term for lifting the shoulders

Inversion

Pronation

Elevation

Depression

2. Synovial joints are divided into 6 cavities based on the type of movement they allow. Which one is a ball like surface that fits into a cup like depression

Pivot

Ball & socket

Saddle

Condyloid

3. Joints are known as

Cartilage

Articulations

Diarthrosis

4. Which type of joints has a joint cavity

Synovial

Cartilaginous

Fibrous

5. If ligaments are located inside the joint cavity they are classed as

Intra-capsular

Extra-capsular

Capsular

6. What connects one bone to another

Ligaments

Tendons

Bursae

7. Amphiarthrosis joints are:

Immovable

Slightly moveable

Freely moveable joint

8. An immovable joint such as the sutures between bones of the skull are called

Diarthrosis

Amphiarthrosis

Synarthrosis

9. Which type of joints are synovial joints

Diarthroisis

Amphiarthrosis

Synarthrosis

10. Fibrous Joints are held together by fibrous connective tissue and contains no joint cavity. There are three types of fibrous joints sutures, syndesmosis, gomphosis. Which of these forms joints with teeth?

Sutures

Syndesmosis

Gomphosis

11. Synovial joints are divided into 6 cavities based on the type of movement they allow. Which one is a convex surface that fits into a concave surface and allows hinge like movements

Saddle

Condyloid

Hinge

Pivot

12. There are three types of fibrous joints sutures, syndesmosis, gomphosis. Which of these holds bones together by more fibrous connective tissue in either bands or membranes.

Gomphosis

Syndesmosis

Sutures

13. Moving the thumb across the palm of the hand is termed

Supination

Opposition

Pronation

Eversion

14. Which cartilage joint does not exist in adults

Synchondrosis

Symphysis

None of theses

15. There are many movements at the synovial joint. What is lateral flexion

Movement away from the mid line of the body

Bending to the side

Movement towards the mid line of the body