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| 5501840563 | Joint | What is a synonym for articulation? | 0 | |
| 5501840564 | Arthrology | What is the study of joints? | 1 | |
| 5501840565 | Inversely - as one increases the other decreases. | How do mobility and stability relate to one another? | 2 | |
| 5501840566 | fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial | Based on structure (the type of connective tissue binding bones and whether a space occurs), what are the three types of joints? | 3 | |
| 5501840567 | synarthrosis, amphiarthrosis, diarthrosis | Based on function (the extent of movement), what are three types of joints? | 4 | |
| 5501840568 | Joined by dense regular connective tissue. Immovable or only slightly movable. No joint cavity. | What are three characteristics of fibrous joints? | 5 | |
| 5501840569 | articulations of teeth | Where do gomphoses occur in the human body? | 6 | |
| 5501840570 | synarthrosis | How are gomphoses classified functionally? | 7 | |
| 5501840571 | immovable fibrous joints | What is a suture? | 8 | |
| 5501840573 | "only in the skull" | Where to sutures occur in the human body? | 9 | |
| 5501840574 | synarthroses | How are sutures classified functionally? | 10 | |
| 5501840575 | syndesmoses | What are fibrous joints in which articulating bones are joined by long strands of dense regular connective tissue? | 11 | |
| 5501840576 | amphiarthroses | How are syndesmoses classified functionally? | 12 | |
| 5501840578 | "interosseous membrane" | What broad ligamentous sheet connect bones in a syndesmosis? | 13 | |
| 5501840579 | At the distal articulations between the radius and ulna and between the tibia and fibula | Where do syndesmoses occur in the human body? | 14 | |
| 5501840581 | "gomphosis, suture, syndesmosis" | List the three types of fibrous joints. |  | 15 |
| 5501840582 | No | Cartilaginous joints are obviously linked by cartilage. Do they have a joint cavity? | 16 | |
| 5501840583 | hyaline | What type of cartilage joins bones in synchondroses? | 17 | |
| 5501840585 | "epiphyseal plates" | What is the example of synchondroses within growing bones? | 18 | |
| 5501840586 | the first sternocostal joint, the costochondral joints | What are the two examples within the rib cage? | 19 | |
| 5501840587 | synarthroses | What is the functional classification of synchondroses? | 20 | |
| 5501840588 | fibrocartilage | What type of cartilage holds bones together in symphyses? | 21 | |
| 5501840589 | amphiarthroses | What is the functional classification of symphyses? | 22 | |
| 5501840590 | the pubic symphysis and the intervertebral joints between the bodies of vertebrae | List two examples of symphyses? | 23 | |
| 5501840591 | synchondroses, symphyses | List the two types of cartilaginous joints? | 24 | |
| 5501840592 | Yes | Do synovial joints have a joint cavity? | 25 | |
| 5501840593 | diarthroses | What is the functional classification of synovial joints? | 26 | |
| 5501840594 | articular capsule (joint capsule) | What structure surrounds a synovial joint and forms its cavity? | 27 | |
| 5501840596 | "fibrous (joint) capsule" | What is the outer layer of a joint capsule? | 28 | |
| 5501840597 | synovial membrane | What is the inner layer of a joint capsule? | 29 | |
| 5501840599 | "synovial fluid" | What liquid fills the joint cavity of a synovial joint? | 30 | |
| 5501840600 | synovial membrane | What structure forms the liquid that fills the joint cavity of a synovial joint? | 31 | |
| 5501840601 | Lubricates. Nourishes. Shock absorption | What are the three functions of synovial fluid? | 32 | |
| 5501840603 | "hyaline cartilage" | What type of cartilage covers the articulating surfaces of bones in a synovial joint? |  | 33 |
| 5501840604 | articular cartilage | What is the thin layer of hyaline cartilage on the articulating surfaces of bones called? | 34 | |
| 5501840605 | Reduce friction. Absorb compression. Prevents damage to articulating bones. | What are the functions of articulating cartilage? | 35 | |
| 5501840606 | ligaments | What are bands of dense regular connective tissue that join bone to bone? | 36 | |
| 5501840607 | bursa | What is a fibrous, saclike structure that is lined with synovial membrane, contains synovial fluid, and reduce friction during movement? |  | 37 |
| 5501840608 | tendon sheaths | What are elongated bursae wrapped around tendons? |  | 38 |
| 5501840609 | uniaxial | Based on movement with respect three intersecting perpendicular planes, what type of synovial joint moves in one plane? | 39 | |
| 5501840610 | biaxial | Based on movement with respect three intersecting perpendicular planes, what type of synovial joint moves in two planes? | 40 | |
| 5501840611 | multiaxial (triaxial) | Based on movement with respect three intersecting perpendicular planes, what type of synovial joint moves in multiple planes? | 41 | |
| 5501840613 | "diarthroses (freely movable)" | Based on function, what type of joints are all synovial joints? | 42 | |
| 5501840615 | "plane (planar or gliding) joint" | What type of synovial joint is uniaxial and is the simplest? |  | 43 |
| 5501840616 | hinge joint | What type of synovial joint is uniaxial and composed of one convex surface fitting into a concave surface and allows movement in only one plane? |  | 44 |
| 5501840618 | "pivot joint" | What type of synovial joint is uniaxial and is formed by a rounded surface fitting into a ring formed by a ligament and another bone? This type of joint allows the rotation of one bone around its long axis in relation to the second bone? |  | 45 |
| 5501840619 | condylar (condyloid or ellipsoid) joint | What type of synovial joint is biaxial with an oval, convex surface on one bone articulating with an oval, concave surface on a second bone? |  | 46 |
| 5501840620 | saddle joint | What type of synovial joint is formed by two opposing articular surfaces that are convex in one direction and concave in another and that permit movements in all directions except axial rotation? |  | 47 |
| 5501840621 | ball-and-socket joint | What type of synovial joint is multiaxial and is formed by a spherical articulating head of one bone fitting into a rounded, cuplike socket on a second bone? |  | 48 |
| 5501840622 | gliding motion | What type of movement of a synovial joint involves a simple movement in which two opposing surfaces slide slightly back-and-forth or side-to-side with respect to one another? In this type the angle between the bones does not change and only limited movement is possible in any direction. | 49 | |
| 5501840623 | angular motion | What type of movement involves an increase or decrease in a joint angle? | 50 | |
| 5501840624 | abduction (A-B-duction) | What type of movement is the lateral carrying away of a body part from the midline? |  | 51 |
| 5501840625 | adduction (A-D-duction) | What type of movement is the medial movement of a body part toward the midline? | | 52 |
| 5501840626 | flexion | What type of movement brings about a decrease in the angle of a joint? | 53 | |
| 5501840627 | extension | What type of movement brings about an increase in the angle of a joint? | 54 | |
| 5501840628 | hyperextension | What type of movement increases the angle of a joint beyond 180 degrees (beyond the anatomical position)? | 55 | |
| 5501840629 | lateral flexion | What type of movement occurs when the trunk of the body moves in a coronal plane laterally? | 56 | |
| 5501840630 | circumduction | What type of movement is a sequence of movements in which the proximal end of an appendage remains relatively stationary while the distal end makes a circular motion? |  | 57 |
| 5501840631 | rotation | What type of movement is a pivoting motion in which a bone turns on its own long axis? | 58 | |
| 5501840633 | "lateral rotation" | What type of movement is a pivoting motion in which a bone turns on its own long axis so that the anterior surface moves laterally? |  | 59 |
| 5501840634 | medial rotation | What type of movement is a pivoting motion in which a bone turns on its own long axis so that the anterior surface moves medially? | | 60 |
| 5501840635 | depression | What type of movement is the inferior movement of a body part? | 61 | |
| 5501840636 | elevation | What type of movement is the superior movement of a body part? | 62 | |
| 5501840637 | dorsiflexion | What type of movement occurs when the dorsum of the foot or hand moves so that the angle between it and the limb decreases? |  | 63 |
| 5501840638 | plantar flexion | What type of movement occurs when the ankle joint moves to point the toes inferiorly? | | 64 |
| 5501840639 | eversion | What type of movement occurs when the intertarsal joints are moved to face the sole of the foot laterally? | 65 | |
| 5501840640 | inversion | What type of movement occurs when the intertarsal joints are moved to turn the sole of the foot medially ? | 66 | |
| 5501840641 | pronation | What type of movement occurs so that the palm of the hand is directed posteriorly or inferiorly? | 67 | |
| 5501840643 | "supination" | What type of movement occurs so that the palm of the hand is directed anteriorly or superiorly? | 68 | |
| 5501840644 | protraction | What type of movement occurs when a body part moves anteriorly in a horizontal plane? |  | 69 |
| 5501840645 | retraction | What type of movement occurs when a body part moves posteriorly in a horizontal plane? |  | 70 |
| 5501840646 | opposition | What movement occurs when the thumb moves toward the palmar tips of the fingers as it crosses the palm of the head? |  | 71 |
| 5501840647 | reposition | What movement occurs when the thumb moves away from the palmar tips of the fingers? |  | 72 |
| 5501840648 | temporomandibular joint | What joint occurs between the temporal bone and the mandible? | 73 | |
| 5501840650 | "intervertebral discs" | What structures separate the bodies of the vertebrae from C2-C3 to L5-S1? |  | 74 |
| 5501840651 | anulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus | What are the two components of an intervertebral disc? | 75 | |
| 5501840652 | superior and inferior articular processes | Synovial joints occur between what parts of vertebrae from C2 to L5-S1? | 76 | |
| 5501840654 | "sternoclavicular joint" | What saddle joint is the only articulation between the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton? |  | 77 |
| 5501840656 | "acromioclavicular joint" | What joint occurs between the scapula and the clavicle? |  | 78 |
| 5501840658 | "glenohumeral (shoulder) joint" | What is the most unstable joint of the body? | 79 | |
| 5501840659 | humeroulnar joint, humeroradial joint, proximal radioulnar joint | What three joints occur at what is commonly called the elbow? | 80 | |
| 5501840660 | radius | Which of the two bones of the forearm is involved in the articulation with the carpals? | 81 | |
| 5501840661 | scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum | Of the eight carpals, which are involved in the articulation with the forearm? | 82 | |
| 5501840662 | intercarpal articulations | What articulations occur between the carpals? | 83 | |
| 5501840663 | carpometacarpal joints | What joints lie between the carpals and metacarpals? | 84 | |
| 5501840664 | metacarpophalangeal joints | What joints lie between the metacarpals and the phalanges? | 85 | |
| 5501840665 | proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints | What joints lie between the proximal phalanx and the middle phalanx of digits 2-5? | 86 | |
| 5501840666 | distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints | What joints lie between the middle phalanx and the distal phalanx of digits 2-5? | 87 | |
| 5501840667 | interphalangeal joint | What joint lies between the phalanges of the first digit? |  | 88 |
| 5501840668 | ligamentum teres (ligament of the head of the femur - ligamentum capitus femoris) | What ligament originates in the acetabular notch and attaches to the fovea capitis femoris? It must be cut during total hip arthroplasties, which are relatively common. | 89 | |
| 5501840669 | tibiofemoral joint and patellofemoral joint. | What two articulations make up the knee? | 90 | |
| 5501840671 | "quadriceps tendon" | What structure joins the quadriceps femoris to the patella? |  | 91 |
| 5501840672 | patellar ligament | What structure joints the patella to the tibia? |  | 92 |
| 5501840673 | lateral (fibular) collateral ligament | What ligament connects the femur and the fibula and prevents hyperadduction? | 93 | |
| 5501840675 | "medial (tibial) collateral ligament" | What ligament connects the femur and the tibia and prevents hyperabduction? | 94 | |
| 5501840676 | medial & lateral menisci | What two C-shaped pads of fibrocartilage lie between the femoral and tibia condyles? | 95 | |
| 5501840677 | medial meniscus | Which of the menisci within the knee is attached to a collateral ligament? |  | 96 |
| 5501840678 | anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament | What two ligaments within the knee cross to form a "X" or crucifix? | 97 | |
| 5501840679 | anterior cruciate ligament | Which of the cruciate ligaments tightens on extension to prevent hyperextension? |  | 98 |
| 5501840680 | posterior cruciate ligament | Which of the cruciate ligaments tightens on flexion to prevent hyperflexion? |  | 99 |
| 5501840681 | close-packed or locked position | What is the anatomical term for the position of the knee and other joints when all the ligaments achieve maximum tension in full extension thus providing greatest stability? | 100 | |
| 5501840682 | tibia, fibula, talus | What three bones are involved in the ankle joint? | 101 | |
| 5501840683 | deltoid ligament | What ligament binds the tibia to the foot on the medial side and prevents overeversion? |  | 102 |
| 5501840684 | lateral collateral ligament | What ligament binds the fibula to the foot and prevents overinversion? | 103 | |
| 5501840686 | "intertarsal joints" | What group of joints within the foot allows inversion and eversion? | 104 | |
| 5501840687 | tarsometatarsal joints | What joints within the foot lie between the tarsals and metatarsals? |  | 105 |
| 5501840689 | "metatarsophalangeal joints" | What joints within the foot lie between the metatarsals and phalanges? | 106 | |
| 5501840690 | interphalangeal joints | What joints within the foot lie between the phalanges? | 107 |
