Anatomy Chapter 9 Quiz – Flashcards
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The condition in which excessive amounts of synovial fluid effuse into a joint cavity is called
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• Synovitis
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Which of these is NOT characteristic of synchondrosis?
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• Bone ends attached by collagen
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An example of an amphiarthrotic cartilaginous joint is the
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• Pubic Symphysis
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One type of cartilage, fibrocartilage, characterizes all cartilaginous joints
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• False
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Which letter indicates the fibrous layer of the articular capsule of this synovial joint?
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D
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Which letter indicates the layer of the articular capsule that is the most highly vascularized?
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E
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Which letter indicates the joint that is made more stable by the glenoid labrum?
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A
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Which letter indicates a synovial, diarthrotic, saddle type of joint?
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D
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An example of a saddle-shaped synovial joint is the
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• Carpometacarpal of digit 1
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Synovial joint cavities are the only important exceptions to the rule that cavities in the body are always lined with epithelia. The synovial membrane consists of
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• Loose connective tissue
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11. Capsular ligaments
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• Are thickened parts of the joint capsule itself.
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12. Synovial fluid is
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• A filtrate of the blood, with added glycoproteins.
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13. All the following can be performed at the wrist except
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• Rotation of the hand
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14. Expansion of the rib cage during inhalation is possible because the costovertebral joints are
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• Synovial
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15. Which letter indicates an example of an interphalangeal joint?
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E
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16. Which of these joints would be best described as having a number of bursae, tendon sheaths, an acromion process, and a coracoid process?
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• Shoulder Joint
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Which of these joints is stabilized by an iliofemoral ligament, a pubofemoral ligament, and an ischiofemoral ligament?
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• Hip joint
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Which structure(s) directly secures the humerus to the glenoid cavity?
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• The tendon of the biceps brachii muscle
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Of the joints listed below, the only joint with a relatively shallow or flat articular surface is the
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• Shoulder Joint
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Gliding movements occur between all these joints except
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• Adjacent phalanges
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Student's elbow is an example of
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• Bursitis
