Joints

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes a synovial joint from fibrous and cartilaginous joints?

What is the relationship between joint stability and mobility?

Which type of joint is characterized by bones being directly connected by fibrous connective tissue with no joint cavity?

A suture, found between the bones of the skull, is an example of which type of joint?

The joint between the roots of a tooth and its bony socket is known as a what?

What type of cartilage unites the bones in a synchondrosis joint?

The pubic symphysis, which joins the right and left hip bones, is an example of which type of joint?

What is the function of the synovial fluid within a synovial joint?

A fluid-filled sac that serves to prevent friction between skin, muscle, or tendon and an underlying bone is called a what?

The elbow joint, which allows for bending and straightening motions like a door hinge, is an example of which type of synovial joint?

Which type of synovial joint allows for rotation around a single axis, as seen in the joint between the first and second cervical vertebrae?

The hip and shoulder joints are the only two examples in the body of which type of synovial joint?

Functionally, how are all synovial joints classified?

The joint at the base of the thumb, between the trapezium and the first metacarpal, is a primary example of which synovial joint type?

The thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the articulating surfaces of bones within a synovial joint is known as what?

What type of fibrous joint is formed by a wide sheet of connective tissue called an interosseous membrane, found between the long bones of the forearm?

How is a synarthrosis functionally classified?

The joints between the tarsal bones of the foot, which allow for limited gliding movements, are examples of which synovial joint type?

A ligament that is fused to or incorporated into the wall of the articular capsule of a synovial joint is classified as what type?

According to the text, how many types of fibrous joints are there?

Intervertebral discs are made of fibrocartilage and unite the bodies of adjacent vertebrae. This makes them what type of joint?

What is the alternative name for a condyloid joint?

The knuckle joints (metacarpophalangeal joints) are examples of which type of synovial joint?

What type of movement is characteristic of a plane (gliding) joint?

Functionally, how are saddle joints, such as the one at the base of the thumb, classified?

According to the text, what is the most common type of joint in the human body?

The epiphyseal plate (growth plate) in a growing long bone is an example of which type of joint?

What structure is described as an elongated bursa that wraps around a muscle tendon where it crosses a joint?

Functionally, a gomphosis is categorized as which of the following?

In fibrous joints, the articulating surfaces of bones are held together by what specific type of tissue?

What is the function of an articular disc or meniscus found in some synovial joints like the knee?

The radiocarpal joint of the wrist is provided as an example of which type of synovial joint?

What is the functional classification of the joint between the tibia and fibula, which are tightly united by an interosseous membrane?

The articulation between the trochlea of the humerus and the trochlear notch of the ulna forms what type of joint?

What type of joint allows for opposition of the thumb?

Based on their axes of motion, pivot and hinge joints are functionally classified as what?

Which of the following is NOT a type of fibrous joint?

The movement of turning the head from side to side involves which type of joint?

What is the primary function of ligaments at a synovial joint?

How many types of cartilaginous joints are described in the chapter?

Which of the following joints is functionally classified as an amphiarthrosis?

The ability to kick a soccer ball, pick up a fork, and dance all depend on mobility at which major structural class of joints?

Which joint is formed by the articulation of the head of the femur with the acetabulum of the hip bone?

The sternoclavicular joint is given as an example of which type of synovial joint?

What structure in a synovial joint is described as a 'dynamic ligament' because it can increase its contraction strength to support the joint under load?

Which of these is NOT a function of an articular disc, as described in the chapter?

The interphalangeal joints of the fingers and toes, allowing only for bending and straightening, are examples of what type of joint?

Structurally, a syndesmosis is a type of ______ joint; functionally, it is a type of ______.

What type of joint is formed between the superior and inferior articular processes of adjacent vertebrae?

Which joint is noted for having a deep socket (the acetabulum) and strong supporting ligaments that constrain movement to provide stability and weight-bearing ability?