The knee joint is an example of a
hinge joint
ball and socket joint
saddle joint
gliding joint
If you are standing up and looking straight up toward the sky, your cervical spine will be hyperextended.
Moving a body part away from the medial plane of the body is called
adduction
abduction
flexion
extension
When a man sticks out his jaw, he has protracted it.
Which of the following is not an example of a fibrous joint?
symphyses
sutures
syndesmoses
gomphoses
Synchondrotic joints between the ribs and sternum allow for expansion of the chest cavity during breathing.
Menisci are
cords of dense, white, fibrous tissue
extensions of the periosteum
hyaline cartilage cushions
fibrocartilage pads
In terms of function, which is considered an immovable joint?
synarthrosis
amphiarthrosis
diarthrosis
all joints are movable
Eversion turns the sole of the foot outward
What are the unique joints that occur between the root of a tooth and the alveolar process of the mandible or maxilla?
synchondroses
