Classification of Joints

Front

Immovable Joint

Back

synarthrosis

Front

Which is an example of an amphiarthrotic joint? Options: ribs, teeth, sutures of the skull, the shoulder

Back

ribs

Front

Which joint is freely movable? Options: amphiarthrotic, diarthrotic, synarthrotic

Back

diarthrotic

Front

Which is an example of a pivot joint? Options: The thumb, The ankle, Radioulnar, Shoulder

Back

Radioulnar

Front

Which is an example of a gliding joint?

Back

carpals of the wrist

Front

Which is an example of a hinge joint?

Back

The knee

Front

Which is an example of a condyloid/ellipsoidal joint? Options: The metocarpophalangeal joints (the knuckles), The carpometacarpal joint (the thumb), The carpals of the wrist, The tarsals of the ankle

Back

The metocarpophalangeal joints (the knuckles)

Front

Which is a ball-and-socket joint?

Back

The shoulder

Front

The thumb is the only example of which joint?

Back

saddle

Front

A hinge joint allows

Back

Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)