Joints & Axial Skeleton - WS12

Front

What type of joint in the human body allows for flexing or extending like a door?

Back

Hinge Joint

Front

Which type of joint allows more motion than hinge joints, plus movement “side to side”?

Back

Saddle joint

Front

What type of joint is made of a rounded end of one bone fitting into a rounded cavity in another bone, allowing the maximum range of movement?

Back

Ball-and-Socket joint

Front

Which type of joint is like a ball-and-socket joint but has a more restricted range of motion?

Back

Condyloid joint

Front

Which type of joint in the human body primarily allows rotation?

Back

Pivot Joint

Front

Type of joint made up of flat surfaces allowing only a small gliding motion.

Back

Plane joint

Front

Part of the human skeleton made up of the skull, the vertebral column, and the ribs.

Back

Axial Skeleton

Front

What type of joints hold the cranial bones together?

Back

Sutures

Front

What is the name of the small bone shaped like a horseshoe, located in the neck between the jawbone and the thyroid gland, and is unique because it is the only bone not connected to another bone?

Back

Hyoid bone

Front

During a biology class, Kaitlyn learned that the joint capsule has a tough fibrous layer on the outside and a lubricant-making layer called the __________ membrane on the inside.

Back

synovial