Skeletal System Joint Review

Question 1

When you bend your knee, the movement is called _____.

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flexion

Question 2

Moving a part forward:

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protraction

Question 3

The type of joint with the most range of movement

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ball and socket

Question 4

Bones slide over each other in this type of joint

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gliding

Question 5

Hyperextension:

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Extension of parts at a joint beyond the anatomical position

Question 6

Movement that increases the angle of a joint to move a part away from the midline

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abduction

Question 7

This type of joint movement - decreasing an angle

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flexion

Question 8

This type of joint- between Metacarpal I (thumb) and Trapezium (carpal)

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saddle

Question 9

This type of joint movement.

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circumduction

Question 10

Joint with a round or partially spherical end that lies in a socket, allowing multidirectional movement and rotation

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ball and socket

Question 11

The carpals) and tarsals are examples of this joint

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gliding

Question 12

Your forearm and neck are examples of this joint

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pivot

Question 13

The structures that holds bones together at a joint are called __________________.

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ligaments

Question 14

Walking or standing on toes is an example of:

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plantar flexion

Question 15

Where two or more bones meet is called ______________________.

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articulations

Question 16

Type of joint that allows no movement

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synarthroses

Question 17

Moving a part away from the midline:

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abduction

Question 18

Which of the following movements involves turning a part:

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All of the above.

Question 19

The hip and shoulder are example of this joint

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ball and socket

Question 20

Drooping the shoulders is an example of:

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depression

Question 21

Permits movement along two axes only (ie front/back, side/side but not rotation)

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ellipsoidal (condyloid)

Question 22

This type of joint movement.

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adduction

Question 23

Immovable joints, meaning the bones are fused together where they meet, would be ________

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the skull

Question 24

Movement that increases the angle of a joint

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extension

Question 25

Moving a part so that its end follows a circular path:

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circumduction

Question 26

The type of joint found between the trapezium and the First Metacarpal (thumb)

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saddle

Question 27

Fingers, toes, and knees are examples of this joint

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hinge

Question 28

Eversion:

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Turning the foot so the plantar surfaces faces laterally.

Question 29

Joint formed between two or more bones where the bones can only move along one axis to flex or extend

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hinge

Question 30

Type of joint that allows free movement

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diarthroses

Question 31

Turning the hand so that the palm is downward or facing posteriorly (in anatomical position):

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Pronation

Question 32

Type of joint that only allows slight movement

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amphiarthroses

Question 33

Spins one bone relative to another - examples include pronation and supination of the radius and ulna

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rotation

Question 34

Joint where bones rotate over each other

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pivot

Question 35

This joint allows for only back and forth movement

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hinge

Question 36

The type of joint between the atlas and the axis that permits rotation

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pivot

Skeletal System Joint Review

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Skeletal System Joint Review

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