Joints Test

Joints between the bodies of the vertebrae of the backbone are best described as:

• Immovable

• Slightly moveable

• Freely moveable

• Synovial

A suture is an example of a(n)

• Fibrous joint.

• Cartilaginous joint.

• Synovial joint.

• None of the above.

Cartilaginous joints are connected by:

• Synovial fluid.

• Fibrous connective tissue.

• Hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage.

• A joint capsule.

The most numerous and versatile of all the body’s joints are:

• Cartilaginous joints.

• Fibrous joints.

• Synarthroses.

• Synovial joints.

The sheet of connective tissue that encloses the joint cavity of synovial joints is

• A synovial membrane.

• A bursa

• A joint capsule. 

• A synovial capsule

Fluid-filled sacs found between the skin and underlying bony prominences are called:

• Ligaments.

• Menisci

• Bursae.

• None of the above.

In which of the following is rotational movement possible?

• Ball and socket joint

• Condyloid joint

• Hinge joint

• All of the above.

A fibrous joint in which bones are bound together by an interosseous ligament is a 

• Suture.

• Syndesmosis.

• Gomphosis

• Symphysis.

A gomphosis is an example of a(n)

• Fibrous joint.

• Cartilaginous joint.

• Synovial joint.

• Ball and socket joint.

Which of the following allows the most possible movements?

• Condyloid joint

• Hinge joint

• Planar/Gliding

• Pivot joint