9.2 True/False Questions
1) Synarthroses are freely movable joints.
2) One type of cartilage, fibrocartilage, characterizes all cartilaginous joints.
3) The term
synovial joint
contains the root word
ov, referring to
ovum, or egg, because the synovial fluid is viscous like the white of the egg.
4) The interosseous membrane is a type of syndesmosis.
5) Synovial fluid is slippery because of glycoproteins that are secreted by fibroblasts located within the articular cartilage.
6) Typical synovial joints are supplied by blood vessels and nerve fibers.
7) Hyaline cartilage forms many menisci, such as are found in the temporomandibular joint and the knee joint.
8) Arthroplasty is the process of replacing a diseased joint with an artificial joint.
9) The sternoclavicular joint (SC) is a modified hinge joint.
10) Intracapsular ligaments, such as the cruciate ligaments, are covered with a synovial membrane.
11) Amphiarthroses are more movable than diarthroses.
12) One could characterize a bursa as a sac of synovial fluid.
13) A tendon sheath is an elongated membranous sac filled with synovial fluid that wraps around a tendon.
14) A person who states that they are "double-jointed" is capable of joint hyperextension and has more phalangeal joints than the average person.
15) The atlantoaxial joint is a saddle joint.