Created by Terri Street for OKTechMasters © 2000
Adapted by Tom Gest, Anatomical Sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, 2004
Questions developed by Charisa Roy, University of Michigan Medical School Class of 2007
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Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the
movement allowed by a particular joint?
A. shape of articular
surface
B. ligaments crossing
joint
C. muscles crossing joint
D. distance from body
midline
Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines the
movement allowed by a particular joint?
A. shape of articular
surface
D. distance from body
midline
Distance from the midline of the body does not
affect the mobility of a joint.
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Which of the following joint classifications represents joints
that have the greatest capacity for movement?
A. synarthroses
B. amphiarthroses
C. diarthroses
D. cartilagenous
Which of the following joint classifications represents joints
that have the greatest capacity for movement?
B. amphiarthroses
C. diarthroses
Diarthodial joints are the most mobile types
of joints.
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Ligaments are named based on which of the following
characteristics?
A. location
B. strength
C. color
D. length
Ligaments are named based on which of the following
characteristics?
A. location
D. length
Ligaments are named according to their
location, and usually which bones they connect.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of fibrous joint?
A. synostoses
B. suture joints
C. gomphoses
D. syndesmoses
Which of the following is NOT a type of fibrous joint?
A. synostoses
C. gomphoses
Synostoses are sutures that ossify.
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Which type of joint connects the flat bones of the skull
together in their tooth-like pattern?
A. suture joints
B. gomphoses
C. syndesmoses
D. diarthroses
Which type of joint connects the flat bones of the skull
together in their tooth-like pattern?
A. suture joints
B. gomphoses
Suture joints unite the bones of the skull with serrated
interdigitations.
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In what joint classification are gomphoses found?
A. synarthroses
B. amphiarthroses
C. diarthroses
D. syndesmoses
In what joint classification are gomphoses found?
A. synarthroses
B. amphiarthroses
Teeth move slightly within their sockets, so
they are considered amphiarthroses.
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The interosseous membrane between the radius and ulna
borders forms what type of joint?
A. synarthrosis
B. diarthrosis
C. syndesmosis
D. synostosis
The interosseous membrane between the radius and ulna
borders forms what type of joint?
B. diarthrosis
C. syndesmosis
The interosseous membrane of the forearm is the most
moveable syndesmosis, but it isn’t a diarthodial joint.
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Which description below correctly describes the
cartilage in cartilaginous joints?
A. rich nerve supply
B. highly vascularized
C. highly elastic
D. avascular
Which description below correctly describes the
cartilage in cartilaginous joints?
A. rich nerve supply
D. avascular
Cartilage is avascular.
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Because hyaline cartilage has little tensile strength, children
are most likely to break their bones at what location on the
bone?
A. diaphysis
B. marrow
C. periosteum
D. epiphyseal plate
Because hyaline cartilage has little tensile strength, children
are most likely to break their bones at what location on the
bone?
A. diaphysis
D. epiphyseal plate
Children often break their bones at the epiphyseal plate,
and this may inhibit growth of the bone.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of symphyses?
A. hyaline cartilage
B. highly moveable
C. synovial fluid
D. interosseous membrane
Which of the following is a characteristic of symphyses?
A. hyaline cartilage
B. highly moveable
Symphyses have both hyaline and fibrocartilage.
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Which characteristic is NOT found in all synovial joints?
A. joint cavity
B. fibrocartilage
C. articular cartilage
D. synovial membrane
Which characteristic is NOT found in all synovial joints?
A. joint cavity
B. fibrocartilage
Fibrocartilage is found in some joints that possess
articular discs, but not all synovial joints.
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What is the name of the tough material that covers and
reinforces the synovial membrane?
A. articular ligaments
B. synovial sheath
C. capsular space
D. joint capsule
What is the name of the tough material that covers and
reinforces the synovial membrane?
B. synovial sheath
D. joint capsule
The joint capsule reinforces the synovial membrane
and hold the articulating bones together.
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Which accessory structures of synovial joints may be either
capsular or extracapsular?
A. muscles
B. tendons
C. ligaments
D. articular discs
Which accessory structures of synovial joints may be either
capsular or extracapsular?
B. tendons
C. ligaments
Ligaments reinforcing a joint may be capsular
thickenings or separate, extracapsular structures.
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Which of the following types of synovial joints allow for the
most movement?
A. condyloid
B. hinge
C. plane
D. pivot
Which of the following types of synovial joints allow for the
most movement?
A. condyloid
C. plane
In increasing levels of joint mobility:
plane - hinge - pivot condyloid - saddle - ball and socket.
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What type of joints exist between articular processes of
vertebrae?
A. hinge
B. pivot
C. saddle
D. plane
What type of joints exist between articular processes of
vertebrae?
B. pivot
D. plane
The atlantoaxial joint at the dens is an example of a pivot
joint, but the zygapophyseal or facet joints between the
articular processes of vertebrae are plane synovial joints.
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What type of joints between the phalangeal segments of the
fingers allow a child to be able to hold on to the handlebars
of their bicycle?
A. saddle
B. condyloid
C. hinge
D. pivot
What type of joints between the phalangeal segments of the
fingers allow a child to be able to hold on to the handlebars
of their bicycle?
B. condyloid
C. hinge
The metacarpophalangeal joints are condyloid, but
interphalangeal joints are hinge joints.
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Which of the following is NOT limited to uniaxial
movement?
A. hinge
B. pivot
C. plane
D. saddle
Which of the following is NOT limited to uniaxial
movement?
C. plane
D. saddle
Saddle or sellar joints are biaxial joints, similar to
condyloid joints.
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In a condyloid joint, the shape of the articulating surfaces
prevents what type of movement?
A. circumduction
B. rotation
C. abduction
D. extension
In a condyloid joint, the shape of the articulating surfaces
prevents what type of movement?
A. circumduction
B. rotation
Condyloid joints allow all movements except rotation.
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Which joint permits the same types of movements as a
condyloid joint?
A. saddle
B. hinge
C. pivot
D. plane
Which joint permits the same types of movements as a
condyloid joint?
A. saddle
B. hinge
Saddle joints and condyloid joints allow the same
movements.
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Which of the following joints permit rotation?
A. knee
B. interphalangeal joints
C. wrist
D. hip
Which of the following joints permit rotation?
A. knee
D. hip
Ball and socket joints like the shoulder and hip allow rotation,
but hinge joints or condyloid joints do not.
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Which of the following is true concerning blood supply to
moveable joints?
A. highly vascularized
B. collateral circulation
serves as bypass
C. usually supplied by a
single artery
D. avascular
Which of the following is true concerning blood supply to
moveable joints?
A. highly vascularized
B. collateral circulation
serves as bypass
Moveable joints have collateral channels passing around
them so that blood supply is not restricted by limb position.
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What do joints have in common with cartilaginous tissue?
A. avascular
B. anervous
C. highly vascular
D. rich nerve supply
What do joints have in common with cartilaginous tissue?
A. avascular
D. rich nerve supply
So that there is coordinated movement of a joint,
joints receive abundant sensory nerve supply.
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