Articular System

Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are ________.

• synarthroses

• diarthroses

• synovial joints

• amphiarthroses

In the classification of joints, which of the following is true?

• In cartilaginous joints, a joint cavity is present.

• Immovable joints are called amphiarthroses.

• All synovial joints are freely movable.

• Synarthrotic joints are slightly movable.

Synarthrotic joints ________.

• permit essentially no movement

• are cartilaginous joints

• are found only in adults

• have large joint cavities

A fibrous joint that is a peg-in-socket is called a ________ joint

• suture

• gomphosis

• syndesmosis

• synchondrosis

On the basis of structural classification, which joint is fibrous connective tissue?

• synchondrosis

• pivot

• syndesmosis

• symphysis

Fibrous joints are classified as ________.

• hinge, saddle, and ellipsoidal

• sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses

• pivot, hinge, and ball and socket

• symphysis, sacroiliac, and articular

An example of an interosseus fibrous joint is ________.

• the clavicle and the scapula at the distal ends

• between the vertebrae

• the radius and ulna along its length

• between the humerus and the glenoid cavity

A joint united by dense fibrocartilaginous tissue that usually permits a slight degree of movement is a ________

• symphysis

• gomphosis

• syndesmosis

• suture

In symphysis joints the articular surfaces of the bones are covered with ________.

• tendon sheaths

• hyaline cartilage

• fibrocartilage

• synovial membranes

Which of the following statements defines synchondroses?

• interphalangeal joints

• amphiarthrotic joints designed for strength and flexibility

• cartilaginous joints where hyaline cartilage unites the ends of bones

• joints that permit angular movements