Kinesiology

Which classification of joint is slightly movable

• synarthrosis

• amphiarthroses

• diarthroses

Which classification of joint holds structures close together by fibrous connective tissue

• synarthroses

• diarthroses

• amphiarthroses

Which classification of joint is freely movable and also known as a synovial joint?

• diarthrosis

• synarthrosis

• amphiarthrosis

Which type of joint creates a rotational movement around a central axis

• pivot

• ellipsoidal

• gliding

• saddle

Which type of joint makes a sliding motion either back and forth or side to side?

• pivot

• ball and socket

• hinge

• gliding

Which type of synovial joint only allows for flexion and extension

• saddle

• condyloid/ellipsoidal

• hinge

which type of synovial joint can move in many directions except rotation

• condyloid/ellipsoidal

• hinge

• pivot

Which type of synovial joint provides the widest range of motion

• hinge

• pivot

• ball and socket

Which type of synovial joint occurs when two bones have both concave and convex regions?

• ball and socket

• gliding

• saddle

The shoulder is an example of which type of joint

• ball and socket

• hinge

• pivot