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Question 21

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Cartilagenous joints are connected by

A) synovial fluid.
B) fibrous connective tissue.
C) hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage.
D) a joint capsule.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Most of the joints in the ankle and wrist are

A) hinge joints.
B) pivot joints.
C) plane joints.
D) condylar joints.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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A joint capsule is reinforced by

The bodies of adjacent vertebrae are separated by ______ ______ that act as shock absorbers.

A movement that brings the foot closer to the shin is a(n)

Movement at the ankle that brings the foot closer to the shin is ________.

The largest and most complex synovial joint is the

A _______ is a joint formed where a bony socket meets a cone-shaped bony process.

The movement of a limb away from the midline is ______.

Ossification typically completes after age 40.

Kicking a soccer ball is flexion of the leg at the knee joint as the foot draws back and then extension as it contacts the ball.

A meniscus cushions articulating surfaces of bones.

The movement of a limb around an axis is ______.

Fibrocartilage discs that divide the joint into two compartments are called

The hip joint allows a greater freedom of movement than the shoulder joint.

Closed, fluid-filled sacs that function as cushions are called bursae.

Thrusting the head forward to contact an incoming soccer ball is an example of _________.

Which of the following movements could occur at the hip joint?

The fibrous joints between the flat bones of the skull are sutures.

The symphysis pubis is a fibrous joint.