1. Which of the following is a structural classification of joints?
(A) Synovial
(B) Ball and socket
(C) Hinge
(D) Saddle
2. Which joint type allows no movement?
(A) Synovial
(B) Fibrous
(C) Cartilaginous
(D) Hinge
3. The sutures of the skull are examples of:
(A) Fibrous joints
(B) Synovial joints
(C) Cartilaginous joints
(D) Hinge joints
4. Which joint allows slight movement?
(A) Fibrous
(B) Cartilaginous
(C) Synovial
(D) Hinge
5. The intervertebral discs are examples of:
(A) Fibrous joints
(B) Cartilaginous joints
(C) Synovial joints
(D) Ball and socket joints
6. Which joint is freely movable?
(A) Synovial
(B) Fibrous
(C) Cartilaginous
(D) Pivot
7. Ball and socket joints allow:
(A) Movement in one plane only
(B) Multi-axial movement
(C) No movement
(D) Slight movement
8. The shoulder and hip joints are examples of:
(A) Hinge joints
(B) Pivot joints
(C) Ball and socket joints
(D) Saddle joints
9. Hinge joints allow movement in:
(A) Multiple planes
(B) One plane only
(C) No plane
(D) Three planes
10. The elbow and knee are examples of:
(A) Ball and socket
(B) Hinge
(C) Pivot
(D) Saddle
11. Pivot joints allow movement:
(A) Around a single axis
(B) In two planes
(C) Multiaxial
(D) None
12. The atlantoaxial joint is an example of:
(A) Hinge joint
(B) Ball and socket
(C) Pivot joint
(D) Saddle joint
13. Condyloid joints allow:
(A) Flexion and extension only
(B) Movement in two planes
(C) Rotation only
(D) No movement
14. The wrist joint (radiocarpal) is an example of:
(A) Hinge
(B) Condyloid
(C) Pivot
(D) Saddle
15. Saddle joints allow:
(A) One-plane movement
(B) Two-plane movement including opposition
(C) Rotation only
(D) No movement
16. The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is a:
(A) Ball and socket
(B) Hinge
(C) Saddle joint
(D) Condyloid
17. Plane joints allow:
(A) Sliding movements
(B) Rotation only
(C) Flexion only
(D) No movement
18. The intercarpal joints are examples of:
(A) Hinge joints
(B) Plane joints
(C) Saddle joints
(D) Ball and socket
19. Which of the following is a biaxial synovial joint?
(A) Hinge
(B) Condyloid
(C) Pivot
(D) Plane
20. Which joint permits rotation only?
(A) Pivot
(B) Hinge
(C) Ball and socket
(D) Saddle
21. In joint kinematics, flexion decreases the angle between bones:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
22. Extension increases the angle between bones:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
23. Abduction moves a limb away from the midline:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
24. Adduction moves a limb toward the midline:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
25. Circumduction is:
(A) Circular motion at a joint combining flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction
(B) Rotation only
(C) Lateral bending
(D) Flexion only
26. Medial rotation moves the anterior surface toward the midline:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
27. Lateral rotation moves the anterior surface away from the midline:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
28. Pronation of the forearm results in:
(A) Palm facing upwards
(B) Palm facing downwards
(C) Thumb pointing laterally
(D) No movement
29. Supination of the forearm results in:
(A) Palm facing downwards
(B) Palm facing upwards
(C) Rotation only at the wrist
(D) Flexion
30. Dorsiflexion moves the foot upwards toward the shin:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
31. Plantarflexion moves the foot downward away from the shin:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
32. Elevation of the scapula moves it upward:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
33. Depression of the scapula moves it downward:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
34. Protraction of the scapula moves it forward along the thoracic wall:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
35. Retraction of the scapula moves it backward toward the spine:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
36. Inversion of the foot turns the sole medially:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
37. Eversion of the foot turns the sole laterally:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
38. Horizontal abduction moves the arm away from midline in the horizontal plane:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
39. Horizontal adduction moves the arm toward midline in the horizontal plane:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
40. Opposition of the thumb moves it toward the fingers:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
41. Reposition of the thumb returns it to anatomical position:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
42. Axial rotation occurs around a longitudinal axis:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
43. Circumduction is possible only at ball and socket joints:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
44. Gliding movements occur in plane synovial joints:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
45. Hinge joints permit flexion and extension only:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
46. Condyloid joints permit biaxial movement:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
47. Saddle joints allow biaxial movement including opposition:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
48. Pivot joints allow rotation around a single axis:
(A) True
(B) False
Answer: (A) True
49. Synovial joints are characterized by:
(A) Joint cavity and articular cartilage
(B) No cavity
(C) Rigid bones
(D) Fibrous tissue only
50. Cartilaginous joints are held together by:
(A) Fibrocartilage or hyaline cartilage
(B) Synovial fluid
(C) Ligaments only
(D) Bone fusion