1.2.3 - 1.2.6 Test Review

Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to

• provide a smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints

• facilitate muscle attachment
• increase bone density
• provide nutrients to the bone

Which of these joints have the ability to do circumduction?

• Knee joint
• Elbow joint
• Ankle joint
• Shoulder joint, Hip joint

The gliding motion of the carpal and tarsal bones is accomplished because they are a  _______  joint.

• saddle joint
• ball-and-socket joint
• hinge joint
• plane joint

This type of joint is connected by connective tissue that is rich in collagen fibers and is generally fixed or immovable.

• Fibrous joint
• Ball-and-socket joint
• Synovial joint
• Cartilaginous joint

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a synovial joint?

• Surrounded by an articular capsule

• Freely moveable

• Presence of synovial fluid
• It is immovable

The thumb (carpal and metacarpal joint) is an example of a

• ball-and-socket joint
• hinge joint
• pivot joint
• saddle joint

The ankle joint is an example of what type of joint?

• Pivot joint
• Hinge joint
• Ball-and-socket joint
• Gliding joint

An example of a ball and socket joint is the

• shoulder joint or hip joint
• wrist joint
• knee joint
• elbow joint

The radio-ulnar joint at the elbow that allows us to turn our hand from palm up to palm down is an example of a

• ball-and-socket joint
• hinge joint
• pivot joint
• saddle joint

The collagen fibrous tissue that attaches bone to bone at a synovial joint is called a

• cartilage
• tendon
• ligament
• synovial membrane