Question 1

An articulation is any point at which two bones meet.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 2

Bony joints are the most common type of joints.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 3

Fibrous joints are joints, at which two bones are united by hyaline cartilage.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 4

Symphyses are the most common type of fibrous joints.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 5

Synovial fluid is rich in albumin and hyaluronic acid, which give it a viscous texture similar to egg white.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 6

Bursae are structures associated with fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 7

The forearm acts as a third-class lever during flexion of the elbow.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 8

The shoulder is the only multiaxial, ball-and-socket joint in the human body.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 9

Circumduction is limited to ball-and-socket joints.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 10

Hinge joints, such as the tibiofemoral joint, are monoaxial.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 11

Under normal circumstances, the wrist can be hyperextended, but the elbow cannot.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 12

The coxal joint is a ball-and-socket joint, in which the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity of the scapula.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 13

A meniscus is a type of bursa seen in the space between the femur and tibia.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 14

The elbow has both pivot and hinge joints.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 15

The main stabilizer of the shoulder is the biceps brachii muscle.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 16

Which of the following is not a major joint category?   A. Elastic  B. Synovial  C. Cartilaginous  D. Fibrous  E. Bony

Accepted Answer

A. Elastic

Question 17

The joint between the first costal cartilage and the sternum, is a __________, whereas the other costal cartilages are joined to the sternum by __________ joints.   A. syndesmosis; synovial  B. synchondrosis; synovial   C. synostosis; cartilaginous  D. synarthrosis; cartilaginous  E. symphysis; cartilaginous

Accepted Answer

B. synchondrosis; synovial

Question 18

Unlike other joints, a __________ does not join two bones to one another.   A. suture  B. syndesmosis   C. gomphosis  D. cartilaginous joint  E. bony joint

Accepted Answer

C. gomphosis

Question 19

What do sutures, gomphoses, and syndesmoses have in common?   A. These are joints found only in the appendicular skeleton.  B. These are joints found only in the axial skeleton.  C. These are all bony joints.  D. These are all fibrous joints.  E. These are cartilaginous joints.

Accepted Answer

D. These are all fibrous joints.

Question 20

The joint between the diaphyses of the radius and ulna is a __________.   A. suture   B. gomphosis  C. syndesmosis  D. synchondrosis  E. symphysis

Accepted Answer

C. syndesmosis

Question 21

The epiphysis and diaphysis of a long bone in a child are bound by a __________.   A. synchondrosis  B. symphysis  C. serrate suture  D. lap suture  E. plane suture

Accepted Answer

A. synchondrosis

Question 22

Some joints become synostoses by replacing __________ with __________.   A. fibers; cartilage  B. cartilage; fibers  C. bone; cartilage  D. bone; fibers  E. fibers; bone

Accepted Answer

E. fibers; bone

Question 23

The joint between the L2 and L3 vertebrae is a __________.   A. synostosis  B. gomphosis  C. synchondrosis  D. symphysis   E. syndesmosis

Accepted Answer

D. symphysis

Question 24

The study of joint structure, function, and dysfunction is called __________.   A. kinesiology  B. arthrology  C. osteology  D. biomechanics  E. synostology

Accepted Answer

B. arthrology

Question 25

Coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid are examples of __________.   A. syndesmoses   B. gomphoses  C. serrate sutures   D. plane sutures   E. lap sutures

Accepted Answer

C. serrate sutures

Question 26

The joint between the left and right parietal bones is called the __________.   A. lambdoid suture  B. sagittal suture  C. coronal suture   D. parietal joint  E. cranial joint

Accepted Answer

B. sagittal suture

Question 27

The least movable joints are _____________ joints.   A. symphysis  B. synchondrosis  C. syndesmosis  D. gomphosis  E. synostosis

Accepted Answer

E. synostosis

Question 28

The most movable joints are ___________ joints.   A. symphysis  B. synovial  C. syndesmosis  D. gomphosis  E. synchondrosis

Accepted Answer

B. synovial

Question 29

Which of the following is not an anatomical component of a synovial joint?   A. Articular cartilage  B. The joint cavity  C. The interosseous membrane  D. The fibrous capsule  E. The synovial membrane

Accepted Answer

C. The interosseous membrane

Question 30

The smooth, connective tissue lining that covers the opposing bony surfaces of a synovial joint is called __________.   A. articular cartilage  B. a ligament  C. the fibrous capsule  D. a synovial membrane  E. the joint cavity

Accepted Answer

A. articular cartilage

Question 31

A(n) __________ is a sac of fluid associated with a synovial joint.   A. articular sac  B. synovial vesicle  C. bursa  D. meniscus  E. articular cavity

Accepted Answer

C. bursa

Question 32

Which of the following is a first-class lever?   A. The humeroulnar joint  B. The talocrural joint  C. The knee joint  D. Any metacarpophalangeal joint  E. The atlanto-occipital joint

Accepted Answer

E. The atlanto-occipital joint

Question 33

Which of the following is true regarding joints that are first-class levers?    A. Their mechanical advantage may be either greater or less than 1.0.  B. Their mechanical advantage is always less than 1.0.  C. Their output force is always greater than the input force.  D. Their resistance is between the joint (fulcrum) and the distal end of the bone (effort).  E. The joint (fulcrum) is at the opposite end from the tendinous insertion (effort).

Accepted Answer

A. Their mechanical advantage may be either greater or less than 1.0.

Question 34

Which of the following is not a factor that determines the range of motion of a joint?   A. The shapes of the bone surfaces  B. The length of the bone  C. The stiffness of the ligaments  D. The strength of the ligaments  E. The action of the muscles associated with the joint

Accepted Answer

B. The length of the bone

Question 35

One example of a multiaxial joint is the __________ joint.   A. proximal radioulnar  B. metatarsophalangeal  C. humeroulnar  D. humeroscapular  E. atlantoaxial

Accepted Answer

D. humeroscapular

Question 36

The proximal radioulnar joint is a __________ joint.   A. ball-and-socket  B. saddle  C. hinge  D. pivot  E. condylar

Accepted Answer

D. pivot

Question 37

The union of the proximal and middle phalanges form __________ joints.   A. pivot  B. plane (gliding)  C. hinge  D. saddle  E. condylar (ellipsoid)

Accepted Answer

C. hinge

Question 38

The metacarpophalangeal joints at the base of the fingers are ___________ joints.   A. ball-and-socket  B. condylar  C. pivot  D. hinge   E. plane (gliding)

Accepted Answer

B. condylar

Question 39

When you walk up the stairs, your hip and knee joints __________ to lift your body weight.   A. rotate  B. abduct  C. adduct  D. flex  E. extend

Accepted Answer

E. extend

Question 40

When you hold out your hands with the palms up, __________ your wrists will tip your palms toward you.   A. hyperextending   B. circumducting  C. rotating   D. flexing  E. abducting

Accepted Answer

D. flexing

Question 41

Raising an arm to one side of the body to stop a taxi, is an example of __________ of the shoulder.   A. abduction  B. adduction   C. circumduction  D. rotation  E. protraction

Accepted Answer

A. abduction

Question 42

In humans, normal chewing involves ___________ and __________ of the mandible.   A. protraction; retraction  B. opposition; reposition   C. elevation; pronation  D. elevation; depression  E. supination; depression

Accepted Answer

D. elevation; depression

Question 43

Suppose you cup your hands to hold some water. To limit the amount of leaking through your hands, this action would most likely require __________.   A. pronation of the forearm  B. circumduction of the wrists  C. opposition of the thumb  D. abduction of the fingers  E. adduction of the fingers

Accepted Answer

E. adduction of the fingers

Question 44

While standing, looking up at the stars requires __________.   A. elevation of the mandible  B. extension of the neck   C. hyperextension of the neck  D. abduction of the neck  E. dorsiflexion of the neck

Accepted Answer

C. hyperextension of the neck

Question 45

If you stand on tiptoes to reach something high, you are performing __________ at the ankle.   A. plantar flexion  B. abduction  C. opposition  D. dorsiflexion  E. eversion

Accepted Answer

A. plantar flexion

Question 46

With the elbow and wrist extended, painting a circle on a canvas requires __________ of the shoulder.   A. rotation  B. circumduction  C. extension   D. flexion  E. elevation

Accepted Answer

B. circumduction

Question 47

When doing a pushup, your shoulders __________ as your body is pushed upward.   A. protract  B. retract  C. supinate  D. hyperextend  E. elevate

Accepted Answer

A. protract

Question 48

A monoaxial joint, like the elbow, is capable of which one of the following movements?    A. Circumduction  B. Supination and pronation  C. Flexion and extension  D. Rotation  E. Abduction

Accepted Answer

C. Flexion and extension

Question 49

Raising your hand and placing it on the shoulder of a person standing in front of you, requires __________ of the shoulder.   A. abduction  B. adduction  C. extension  D. flexion  E. elevation

Accepted Answer

D. flexion

Question 50

Showing your palm to someone who is in front of you, as if to tell them \"Stop,\" requires __________.    A. dorsiflexion of the hand  B. hyperextension of the wrist  C. abduction of the wrist  D. flexion of the wrist   E. hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joints

Accepted Answer

B. hyperextension of the wrist

Question 51

To tip the soles of the feet medially, so they face each other, requires __________. Tipping them out laterally so they face away from each other is __________.   A. dorsiflexion; plantar flexion  B. inversion; eversion  C. medial excursion; lateral excursion  D. opposition; reposition  E. retraction; protraction

Accepted Answer

B. inversion; eversion

Question 52

The temporomandibular joint is a(n) __________ joint.   A. osseous   B. cartilaginous  C. bony  D. fibrous  E. synovial

Accepted Answer

E. synovial

Question 53

The jaw joint is the articulation of the __________ and the __________.   A. mandible; temporal bone  B. mandible; sphenoid bone   C. mandible; zygomatic bone  D. mandible; maxilla  E. maxilla; zygomatic

Accepted Answer

A. mandible; temporal bone

Question 54

The rotator cuff tendons enclose the shoulder joint on all sides except _______________, which partly explains the nature of most shoulder dislocations.    A. anteriorly  B. posteriorly  C. superiorly  D. inferiorly  E. medially

Accepted Answer

D. inferiorly

Question 55

Which of the following structures is not found in the shoulder?   A. The glenohumeral ligament  B. The transverse humeral ligament  C. The coracohumeral ligament  D. The radioulnar ligament  E. The rotator cuff

Accepted Answer

D. The radioulnar ligament

Question 56

The __________ bursa is not an accessory structure of the glenohumeral joint.   A. subdeltoid  B. subcoracoid  C. subpatellar   D. subacromial   E. subscapular

Accepted Answer

C. subpatellar

Question 57

Radial (lateral) and ulnar (medial) collateral ligaments restrict side-to-side movements of the __________ joint.   A. shoulder  B. elbow   C. wrist  D. hip  E. knee

Accepted Answer

B. elbow

Question 58

The __________ is not found in the elbow.    A. humeroulnar joint  B. humeroradial joint  C. proximal radioulnar joint  D. distal radioulnar joint  E. anular ligament

Accepted Answer

D. distal radioulnar joint

Question 59

Which of the following is the most stable joint?   A. Coxal joint   B. Glenohumeral joint  C. Tibiofemoral joint  D. Humeroulnar joint  E. Humeroradial joint

Accepted Answer

A. Coxal joint

Question 60

Which of the following is the largest and most complex diarthrosis in the body?   A. The hip  B. The knee  C. The elbow  D. The shoulder  E. The wrist

Accepted Answer

B. The knee

Question 61

The _________ deepens the socket of the hip joint and helps stabilize the joint.    A. fovea capitis  B. greater trochanter  C. lesser trochanter  D. acetabular labrum   E. ischial tuberosity

Accepted Answer

D. acetabular labrum

Question 62

The __________ is not part of the tibiofemoral joint.   A. lateral meniscus  B. anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)  C. tibial (medial) collateral ligament  D. fibular (lateral) collateral ligament  E. posterior tibiofibular ligament

Accepted Answer

E. posterior tibiofibular ligament

Question 63

The ligament that attaches the lateral femoral epicondyle to the fibula is called the __________.   A. anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)  B. posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)  C. fibular (lateral) collateral ligament (LCL)  D. tibial (medial) collateral ligament (MCL)  E. patellar ligament

Accepted Answer

C. fibular (lateral) collateral ligament (LCL)

Question 64

The fibrocartilage pad between the medial condyle of the femur and the medial condyle of the tibia is called the __________.  A. anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)  B. posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)  C. infrapatellar bursa  D. medial meniscus  E. lateral meniscus

Accepted Answer

D. medial meniscus

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