Chapter 08
Joints and Movement
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Joints between the carpal bones are
A. costocarpal joints.
B. intermetacarpal
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C. metacarpalphalangeal joints.
D. intercarpal joints.
E. intracarpal joints.
Bloom's Level: Understand
Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
2. A place where two or more bones come together is a(n)
A. cavity.
B. joint.
C. contusion.
D. articulation.
E. joint and an articulation.
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
3. The sagittal suture is between the
A. sacrum and coxa.
B. two pubic bones.
C. atlas and axis.
D. alveolar process and tooth.
E. two parietal bones.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
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4. The dentoalveolar joint is between the
A. sacrum and coxa.
B. two pubic bones.
C. atlas and axis.
D. alveolar process and tooth.
E. two parietal bones.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
5. The symphysis pubis is between the
A. sacrum and coxa.
B. two pubic bones.
C. atlas and axis.
D. alveolar process and tooth.
E. two parietal bones.
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
6. The atlantoaxial joint is between the
A. sacrum and coxa.
B. two pubic bones.
C. atlas and axis.
D. alveolar process and tooth.
E. two parietal bones.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
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7. The sacroiliac joint is between the
A. sacrum and coxa.
B. two pubic bones.
C. atlas and axis.
D. alveolar process and tooth.
E. two parietal bones.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
8. Joints are classified according to the
A. bones that are united at the joint.
B. structure of the joint.
C. size of the joint.
D. shape of the joint.
E. type of fluid in the joint.
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
9. A joint that has no joint cavity and exhibits little or no movement would be classified as a
A. fibrous joint.
B. synovial joint.
C. complex joint.
D. cartilaginous joint.
E. partial joint.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
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10. Which of the following statements concerning sutures is false?
A. They may become completely immovable in adults.
B. The opposing bones in the joint interdigitate for stability.
C. The tissue between the bones is hyaline cartilage.
D. The periosteum of adjacent bones is continuous over the joint.
E. Membranes, called fontanels, are present in some sutures at birth.
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
11. When two bones grow together across a joint to form a single bone, this is called a
A. suture.
B. syndesmosis.
C. gomphosis.
D. synostosis.
E. symphysis.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
12. In a syndesmosis
A. there is an osseous union between the bones of the joint.
B. the bones are held together by ligaments called interosseous membranes.
C. it is not unusual to find discs of cartilage.
D. no movement occurs.
E. there is a great range of motion.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
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13. The joint between the teeth and the mandibular alveolus is an example of a
A. suture.
B. syndesmosis.
C. gomphosis.
D. synostosis.
E. symphysis.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
14. Cartilaginous joints
A. are common in the skull.
B. unite two bones by means of fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage.
C. allow the most movement between bones.
D. are found in the lower leg.
E. are not found in the pelvic region.
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
15. A synchondrosis
A. is a type of gomphosis.
B. is freely movable.
C. may be temporary.
D. is found in the arm.
E. is not found in a growing long bone.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
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16. The epiphyseal plate of a growing bone is actually a temporary joint called a
A. synchondrosis.
B. synostosis.
C. syndesmosis.
D. symphysis.
E. suture.
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Topic: Joints and Movement
17. A synchondrosis contains _____ cartilage.
A. synchronous
B. fibrous
C. elastic
D. reticular
E. hyaline
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
18. An example of a symphysis is the
A. elbow joint.
B. temporomandibular joint.
C. costovertebral joint.
D. intervertebral joint.
E. sacroiliac joint.
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19. Which of the following is NOT a cartilaginous joint?
A. epiphyseal plates
B. intervertebral disks
C. fontanelles
D. sternocostal joint
E. manubriosternal joint
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
20. Most of the joints in the appendicular skeleton are _____ joints.
A. fibrous
B. immovable
C. synovial
D. cartilaginous
E. inarticulate
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Section: 8.01
Topic: Joints and Movement
21. Synovial joints are different from both fibrous and cartilaginous joints because synovial
joints
A. use fibrous connective tissue to hold the bones in the joint together.
B. are enclosed by a joint capsule.
C. are only temporary; they are replaced in the adult.
D. generally have both bones in the joint fused together.
E. are not freely moveable.
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Section: 8.01
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