Anatomy Questions

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An arthritic joint contains damage to the hyaline cartilage covering the articulating bones. In other words, the ________ has been damaged.

All synovial joints allow movement in multiple planes.

From a relaxed, standing position, as you bring your arms up laterally so that they are straight out from your sides to stretch in the morning, the motion of the arms is called ____________. When you put your arms straight back down to your sides and then reach both hands up to rub your eyes, the motion that results at the elbow joint is called __________.

How are syndesmoses classified in terms of mobility?

Which part of a synovial joint may be reinforced by ligaments and tendons?

An articulation in which bones are joined by hyaline cartilage is called a

ynovial joints have these features: an articular capsule, a joint cavity containing synovial fluid, articular cartilage, ligaments, blood vessels, and nerves.

Articulations involve only the point of contact between bones and other bones.

In terms of mobility, synchondroses are classified as

Which of the following are joints in which articulating bones are joined by long strands of dense regular connective tissue?

The temporomandibular joint is limited to protraction and retraction due to its articular disc.

In a gliding joint, the angle between bones does not change.

The glenohumeral and hip joints are both ball-and-socket. Which feature of the hip joint makes it more stable than the glenohumeral joint?

The elbow performs flexion and extension, and is therefore a _________ joint.

If a joint moves in all three planes of space, it is classified as

Angular motion changes the angle between two bones.

If the humerus is pivoting on its own longitudinal axis, it is exhibiting

A gomphosis is functionally classified as a

_____ synovial joints are diarthroses.