Bones and Joints Practice

The amount of movement permitted by a joint is its structural classification.

• True

• False

Extension involves decreasing the angle between the two articulating bones.

• True

• False

Gomphoses are cartilaginous joints.

• True

• False

The axial skeleton includes the sternum.

• True

• False

Spongy bone contains trabeculae that have spicules.

• True

• False

Joint stability increases when bone ends do not fit together well.

• True

• False

Sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses are all structurally what kind of joint?

• Fibrous
• Cartlaginous

• Synovial

A joint between skull bones is called a ____________.

Pointing your toes towards the floor is an example of what type of movement?

• Supination

• Plantar flexion

• Dorsiflexion

• Abduction

• Flexion

__________ refers to lateral movement of the radius around the ulna wherein the palm of the hand is rotated so that the palms are facing upward at the end of the movement.

• pronation

• retraction

• supination

• opposition