Question 1

Probenecid inhibits the active resorption of uric acid in the kidney,which leads to increased urinary excretion of uric acid.Explain why this drug would be useful in treating gout.

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Uric acid,a normal waste product of nucl...

Question 2

Susan was bitten by a deer tick and now complains of joint pain,flu-like symptoms,and difficulty thinking.What might be her diagnosis and the treatment required to alleviate her symptoms?

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She probably has con...

Question 3

Figure 8.2
Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name.
-Joint 3.

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A)  pivot
B)  saddle
C)  hinge
D)  condyloid
E)  ball and socketF) planeG) A) and E)
H) C) and F)

Question 4

Figure 8.2
Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name.
-Joint 5.

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A)  pivot
B)  saddle
C)  hinge
D)  condyloid
E)  ball and socketF) planeG) C) and F)
H) A) and B)

Question 5

Steven,a football player,complained of severe pain and the inability to use his right arm and shoulder after having been tackled during a game.What would you guess might be his problem?

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He might have suffered a shoul...

Question 6

Match the following:
-Bones are connected exclusively by ligaments.

Accepted Answer

A)  Syndesmosis
B)  Gomphosis
C)  Symphysis
D)  SutureE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Hinge joints permit movement in only two planes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Supination is the movement of the forearm in which the palm of the hand is turned anteriorly or superiorly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An example of an interosseous fibrous joint is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the clavicle and the scapula at the distal ends
B)   between the vertebrae
C)   the radius and ulna along its length
D)   between the humerus and the glenoid cavityE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Briefly describe the structure of a typical synovial joint.

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The ends of each bone are covered with h...

Question 11

A ball-and-socket joint is a multiaxial joint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Moving a limb so that it describes a cone in space is called circumduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Saddle joints have concave and convex surfaces.Identify a saddle joint of the skeleton.

Accepted Answer

A)   carpometacarpal joint of the phalanges
B)   carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
C)   metacarpophalangeal joint of the finger
D)   interphalangeal joint of the fingerE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The structural classification of joints is based on the composition of the binding material and the presence or absence of a joint cavity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Figure 8.1
Using Figure 8.1, match the following:
-Articular cartilage.

Accepted Answer

A)  A
B)  C
C)  D
D)  E
E)  BF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The gripping of the trochlea by the trochlear notch constitutes the "hinge" for the elbow joint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Dislocations in the TMJ almost always dislocate posteriorly with the mandibular condyles ending up in the infratemporal fossa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   arms
B)   feet
C)   hands
D)   hands and the feetE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Figure 8.2
Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name.
-Joint 1.

Accepted Answer

A)  pivot
B)  saddle
C)  hinge
D)  condyloid
E)  ball and socketF) planeG) B) and C)
H) D) and E)

Question 20

Figure 8.2
Using Figure 8.2, what type of axial movement does each joint have?
-Joint 2.

Accepted Answer

A)  uniaxial
B)  biaxial
C)  nonaxial
D)  multiaxialE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 8: Joints

Hinge joints permit movement in only two planes.

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Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Joint 1.

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Moving a limb so that it describes a cone in space is called circumduction.

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The gripping of the trochlea by the trochlear notch constitutes the "hinge" for the elbow joint.

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Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, what type of axial movement does each joint have? -Joint 2.

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A ball-and-socket joint is a multiaxial joint.

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Match the following: -Bones are connected exclusively by ligaments.

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Susan was bitten by a deer tick and now complains of joint pain,flu-like symptoms,and difficulty thinking.What might be her diagnosis and the treatment required to alleviate her symptoms?

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An example of an interosseous fibrous joint is ________.

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Supination is the movement of the forearm in which the palm of the hand is turned anteriorly or superiorly.

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Steven,a football player,complained of severe pain and the inability to use his right arm and shoulder after having been tackled during a game.What would you guess might be his problem?

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Saddle joints have concave and convex surfaces.Identify a saddle joint of the skeleton.

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Figure 8.1 Using Figure 8.1, match the following: -Articular cartilage.

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Probenecid inhibits the active resorption of uric acid in the kidney,which leads to increased urinary excretion of uric acid.Explain why this drug would be useful in treating gout.

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The structural classification of joints is based on the composition of the binding material and the presence or absence of a joint cavity.

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Briefly describe the structure of a typical synovial joint.

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Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Joint 3.

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The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to the ________.

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Figure 8.2 Using Figure 8.2, identify each type of synovial joint by name. -Joint 5.

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Dislocations in the TMJ almost always dislocate posteriorly with the mandibular condyles ending up in the infratemporal fossa.

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