True
False
2 . Abduction and adduction always refer to movements of the appendicular skeleton.
True
False
3 . Common athletic injuries involve the menisci.
True
False
4 . Joints typically found at the end of long bones are amphiarthroses.
True
False
5 . Only rotation is possible in pivot joints.
True
False
6 . Only the clavicle attaches to the axial skeleton.
True
False
7 . Standing on tiptoe is an example of a movement called dorsiflexion.
True
False
8 . The joints that are subjected to the greatest forces would be found in the
legs.
True
False
9 . The knee is a freely movable synovial joint of the diarthrotic type.
True
False
10 . The location where two bones meet is called an articulation.
True
False
11 . The movement of a body part forward in a horizontal plane is called retraction.
True
False
12 . The movement of the body part upwards is called depression.
True
False
13 . The only example of gomphosis is the articulation of a tooth with its bony
alveolar socket.
True
False
14 . The opposite movement of pronation is supination.
True
False
15 . The pubic symphysis represents a synarthrotic articulation.
True
False
16 . A suture is an example of a synarthrosis.
True
False
17 . Bringing two bones closer together is an example of extension.
True
False
18 . A common injury at the glenohumeral joint is a dislocation.
True
False
19 . Cruciate ligaments are found in the shoulder joint.
True
False
20 . The metacarpalphalangeal joints are an example of hinge joints.
True
False