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12.12-_Practice_Test-_Joints_copy
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1. The joint between adjacent vertebrae that includes an invertebral disc is classified as which type of joint?
a. diarthrosis
b. multiaxial
c. amphiarthrosis
d. synarthrosis
7. A gomphosis ________.
a. is formed by an interosseous membrane
b. connects the tibia and fibula bones of the leg
c. contains a joint cavity
d. anchors a tooth to the jaw
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8. A syndesmosis is ________.
a. a narrow fibrous joint
b. the type of joint that unites bones of the skull
c. a fibrous joint that unites parallel bones
d. the type of joint that anchors the teeth in the jaws
12. The epiphyseal plate of a growing long bone in a child is classified as a ________.
a. synchondrosis
b. synostosis
c. symphysis
d. syndesmosis
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15. Which of the following is a type of synovial joint?
a. a synostosis
b. a suture
c. a plane joint
d. a synchondrosis
21. The joints between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae can contribute to which movement?
a. lateral flexion
b. circumduction
c. dorsiflexion
d. abduction
22. Which motion moves the bottom of the foot away from the midline of the body?
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a. elevation
b. dorsiflexion
c. eversion
d. plantar flexion
23. Movement of a body region in a circular movement at a condyloid joint is what type of motion?
a. rotation
b. elevation
c. abduction
d. circumduction
25. Movement at the shoulder joint that moves the upper limb laterally away from the body is called ________.
a. elevation
b. eversion
c. abduction
d. lateral rotation
26. The primary support for the glenohumeral joint is provided by the ________.
a. coracohumeral ligament
b. glenoid labrum
c. rotator cuff muscles
d. subacromial bursa
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c. is a uniaxial hinge joint
d. is supported by the tibial collateral ligament on the lateral side
30. Which region of the vertebral column has the greatest range of motion for rotation?
a. cervical
b. thoracic
c. lumbar
d. sacral
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