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Chapter 8 Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Describe how joints are classified. (270) | classified by the type of tissue that binds the bones at each junction fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints, and synovial joints |
| Describe the six types of synovial joints, and name an example of each type. (274) | ball and socket: shoulder, hip condylar: between phalanges plane: wrists and ankle hinge: elbow pivot: radius and ulna saddle: thumb |
| describe the movements permitted by each type of synovial joint (274) | ball and socket: all planes, including rotation condylar: no rotation plane: sliding or twisting hinge: flexion and extension pivot: rotation saddle: variety in mainly two planes |
| rotation | around an axis (twisting head side to side) |
| supination | rotation of the forearm so the palm is upward |
| extension | straightening the knee |
| eversion | turning foot so plantar surface faces laterally |
| protraction | moving the head forward |
| flexion | bending the knee |
| pronation | rotation of the forearm so the palm is downward |
| abduction | moving a part up (moving arm up to make right angle with body) or spreading of fingers and toes |
| depression | lowering a part or drooping the shoulders |
| adduction | moving a part back towards midline (moving right angle back down) or moving the fingers and toes closer together |
| Name the parts that comprise the knee joint (284) | test figure |
| Describe the major ligaments associated with the knee joint (285) | test figure |
| Explain the function of the menisci of the knee (286) | help align the femur and the tibia |
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