Site MapHelpFeedbackFeedback Quiz
Feedback Quiz
(See related pages)

Choose the best answer.

1
All joints allow movement.
A)True
B)False
2
What is another name for a bony joint that replaces a temporary fibrous or cartilaginous joint?
A)symphysis
B)syndesmosis
C)synostosis
D)synchondrosis
3
Which type of suture is found in the coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid sutures?
A)serrate suture
B)lap (squamous) suture
C)plane (butt) suture
4
Syndesmoses are the most mobile of the fibrous joints.
A)True
B)False
5
Which joint type is a diarthrosis?
A)bony joint
B)fibrous joint
C)cartilaginous joint
D)synovial joint
6
What substance composes the articular discs found in some synovial joint cavities?
A)hyaline cartilage
B)fibrocartilage
C)elastic cartilage
D)bone
7
The compression of moderate exercise is damaging to the articular cartilages.
A)True
B)False
8
Which one of the following types of movement is incorrectly matched with its location(s)?
A)gliding (plane): carpal and tarsal bones
B)pivot: atlantoaxial joint
C)hinge: interphalangeal
D)condyloid: trapeziometacarpal
E)ball and socket: shoulder and hip
9
Generally speaking, what type of movement is required to restore your body to anatomical position after you have curled up into a ball?
A)flexion
B)extension
C)hyperextension
D)abduction
E)elevation
10
Moving a limb in a cone-shaped movement is called rotation.
A)True
B)False
11
What movement of your forearm results in the distal end of your radius being medial to your ulna and your palms facing backward or downward?
A)plantar flexion
B)dorsiflexion
C)supination
D)pronation
E)inversion
12
The temporomandibular joint is divided into right and left chambers by an articular disc.
A)True
B)False
13
What is the most important stabilizer of the shoulder joint?
A)the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles
B)the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle
C)the five ligaments at the joint
D)the glenoid cavity
E)the glenoid labrum
14
What part of the humerus articulates with the ulna at the elbow joint?
A)trochlea
B)capitulum
C)olecranon
D)head
E)medial epicondyle
15
Children are less likely than adults to suffer shoulder and elbow dislocations because of their flexibility.
A)True
B)False
16
Which intracapsular ligament of the knee is commonly injured?
A)oblique popliteal ligament
B)arcuate popliteal ligament
C)fibular collateral ligament
D)anterior cruciate ligament
E)posterior cruciate ligament
17
The most common form of arthritis is rheumatoid arthritis.
A)True
B)False







Human AnatomyOnline Learning Center

Home > Chapter 9 > Feedback Quiz