Joints - Aggie STEM

Front

Which contains a pivot joint? Options: The thumb, The ankle, The forearm, Shoulder

Back

The forearm

Front

Which is an example of a gliding joint?

Back

carpals of the wrist

Front

Which is an example of a hinge joint? Options: The neck, The knee, The ankle, The thumb

Back

The knee

Front

Which is an example of a condyloid 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? Options: The thumb, The shoulder, The elbow, The radioulnar joint

Back

The shoulder

Front

The thumb is an example of which joint? Options: ball-and-socket, saddle, pivot, condyloid/ellipsoidal

Back

saddle

Front

A hinge joint allows

Back

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

Front

Which type of joint has one bone rotating around a central axis? Options: saddle, condyloid, pivot, hinger

Back

pivot

Front

Which joint is found where short bones of the wrist and ankle are located? Options: pivot, saddle, gliding, hinge

Back

gliding

Front

Which bone is not found in the hand: Metacarpal bones, Proximal phalanges, Carpal bones, Clavicle?

Back

Clavicle