Chapter 9

Question 1

movement in the coronal plate that moves a limb laterally away from body, spreading of fingers

Answer 1

abduction

Question 2

movement in the coronal plane that moves a limb medially toward or across the midline of the body, bringing fingers together

Answer 2

adduction

Question 3

joint of the body

Answer 3

articulation

Question 4

connective tissue sac containing lubricating fluid that prevents friction between adjacent structure such as skin and bone tendons and bone, or between muscles

Answer 4

bursa

Question 5

circular motion of the arm, thigh hand thumb or finger that is produced by the sequential combination of flexion abduction extension and adduction

Answer 5

circumduction

Question 6

downward inferior motion of the scapula or mandible

Answer 6

depression

Question 7

movement at the ankle that brings the top of the foot toward the anterior leg

Answer 7

dorsiflexion

Question 8

upward superior motion of the scapula or mandible

Answer 8

elevation

Question 9

movement of the sagittal plane that decreased the angle of a joint bends motion involving anterior bending of the vertebral column

Answer 9

flexion

Question 10

type of fibrosis joint in which the root of a tooth is anchored into its bony jaw socket by strong periodontal ligaments

Answer 10

gomphosis

Question 11

excessive flexion of joint

Answer 11

hyperextension

Question 12

foot movement involving the intertarsal joints of the foot in which the bottom of the foot is turned toward the midline

Answer 12

inversion

Question 13

sits at which two or more bones and bone and cartilage come together articulate

Answer 13

joint

Question 14

movement of the arm at the shoulder joint or the thigh at the hip joint that moves the anterior surface or the limb away from the midline of the body

Answer 14

lateral (external) rotation

Question 15

bending of the neck or body toward the right or left side

Answer 15

lateral flexion

Question 16

strong band of dense connective tissue spanning between bones

Answer 16

ligament

Question 17

movement of the arm at the shoulder joint or the thigh at the hip joint that brings the anterior surface of the limb toward the midline of the body

Answer 17

medial (internal) rotation

Question 18

articular disc

Answer 18

meniscus

Question 19

thumb movement that brings the tip of the thumb in contact with the tip of a finger

Answer 19

opposition

Question 20

foot movement at the ankle in which the heel is lifted off of the ground

Answer 20

plantar flexion

Question 21

forearm motion that moves the palm of the hand from the palm forward to the palm backward position

Answer 21

pronation

Question 22

movement of the thumb from opposition back to the anatomical position

Answer 22

reposition

Question 23

posterior motion of the scapula or mandible

Answer 23

retraction

Question 24

movement of a bone around a central axis or around its long axis, twisting of the vertebral column resulting from the summation of small motions between adjacent vertebrae

Answer 24

rotation

Question 25

forearm motion that moves the palm of the hand from the palm backward to the palm forward position

Answer 25

supination

Question 26

dense connective tissue structure that anchors a muscle to bone

Answer 26

tendon

Question 27

movement in the sagittal plane that increases the angle of a joint (straightens it) motion involving posterior bending of the vertebral column or returning to upright

Answer 27

extension

Question 28

foot movement involving the intertarsal joints of the foot in which the bottom of the foot is turned laterally away from the midline

Answer 28

eversion