LAB 4

Synathroses are freely movable joints

False

Amphiarthroses are more movable than diarthroses

False

The interosseous membrane is a type of syndesmosis

True

Intracapsular ligaments, such as the cruciate ligaments, are covered with a synovial membrane

True

Moving a limb towards the body’s midline is abduction

False

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This kind of joint is composed of very short connective tissue fibers that are continuous with the periosteum of the flat bone

Suture

The largest ball-and-socket joint in the body is the

Hip joint

An example of a multiaxial joint is

Shoulder (glenohumeral) joint, or Hip joint

This joint is structurally reinforced by talofibular and tibiofibular ligaments

Ankle

In syndesmoses, bones are connected exclusively by

Ligaments

Perhaps the simplest synovial joint, a(n) ____ joint occurs when two flat surfaces of bones move over each other

Plane (gliding)

This is the action by which the thumb touches the tips of the other fingers

Opposition

_____ causes the forearm to rotate laterally

Supination

The sternoclavicular joint is a(n) ____ joint

Saddle

The most freely moving large joint of the body is the ____ joint

Shoulder (glenohumeral)

Tipping your head back to look up at the ceiling is ____ of the neck

Extension

The glenohumeral joint is an example of a(n) ____ joint

Ball-and-socket