8. Joints

Structural Class: Fibrous Joints

Multiple Choice
Imagine you're a doctor, and a middle-aged patient comes to you with a medical condition that is causing their collagen fibers to become weak. What affect would this have on the sutures in their skull?
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Which of the following scenarios is most concerning for a pediatric patient?
Multiple Choice
In gomphoses, bones are connected to teeth via which of the following structures?
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Fibrous joints are all functionally classified as synarthroses because they don't allow for movement.
Multiple Choice
How does the length of ligaments in syndesmoses affect the joint?
Multiple Choice
'Water on the knee' is caused by _________.
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The presence of uric acid crystals in the joints is a hallmark of __________.
Multiple Choice
Osteoarthritis is considered __________.
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What condition results when the ligaments reinforcing a joint are stretched or torn?
Multiple Choice
The release of the enzyme metalloproteinase is thought to contribute to the development of __________.
Multiple Choice
In a baby, the bones of the skull are joined by fibrous connective tissue. Over time, these bones fuse together to form ossified immovable joints. How would you classify these joints?
Open Question
Factors that influence the stability of a synovial joint includea. shape of articular surfaces, b. presence of strong reinforcing ligaments, c. tone of surrounding muscles, d. all of these.
Open Question
The knee has been called 'a beauty and a beast.' Provide several reasons that might explain the negative (beast) part of this description.
Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

b. A syndesmosis is a type of cartilaginous joint.
Open Question
Mark the following statements as true or false. If a statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

a. Fibrous joints are united by collagen fibers.