Articulations and Body Movements

Fibrous, Cartilaginous, and Synovial Joints

1. Use key responses to identify the joint types describedbelow.

Key: a. cartilaginous b. fibrous c. synovial

1. includes shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints

2. includes joints between the vertebral bodies and the pubicsymphysis

3. sutures are memorable examples

4. found in the epiphyseal plate

5. found in a gomphosis

6. all are freely movable or diarthrotic

2. Label the diagram of a typical synovial joint using theterms provided in the key and the appropriate leader lines.

Key:

a. articular capsule

b. articular cartilage

c. fibrous layer

d. joint cavity

e. ligament

f. periosteum

g. synovial membrane

3. How does a tendon sheath differ from a bursa

4. Which structure in the synovial joint produces synovialfluid?

5. Match the synovial joint categories in column B with theirdescriptions in column A. Some terms may be used more thanonce.

Column A

1. joint between the axis and atlas

2. hip joint

3. intervertebral joints (between articular processes)

4. joint between forearm bones and wrist

5. elbow

6. interphalangeal joints

7. intercarpal joints

8. joint between talus and tibia/fibula

9. joint between skull and vertebral column

10. joint between jaw and skull

11. joints between proximal phalanges and metacarpalbones

12. a multiaxial joint

13. biaxial joints

14. uniaxial joints

Column B

a. ball-and-socket b. condylar

c. hinge

d. pivot

e. plane

f. saddle

Selected Synovial Joints

6. Which joint, the hip or the knee, is more stable?

Name two important factors that contribute to the stability ofthe hip joint. _______________________ and

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Name two important factors that contribute to the stability ofthe knee. ____________________________ and_______________________________

  

7. Label the photograph of a knee joint model using the termsprovided in the key and the appropriate leader lines. Key:

a. anterior cruciate ligament

b. fibula

c. fibular collateral ligament

d. lateral condyle of the femur

e. lateral meniscus

f. medial meniscus

g. patella

h. patellar ligament

i. tibia

j. tibial collateral ligament

Femur