Test Bank: Advanced Health Assessment of Women 4th
Edition by Helen A. Carcio - Ch. 1-46, 9780826124241,
with Rationales
____ 1. Which joints are frequently moving articulations that are enclosed by a capsule of fibrous
articular cartilage?
a. Synarthroses
b. Synchondroses
c. Amphiarthroses
d. Synovial - ANSWER: d
____ 2. Fluid that lubricates articular cavities is called:
a. blood.
b. synovial fluid.
c. mucus.
d. cerumen. - ANSWER: b
____ 3. Joints are held together by:
a. tendons.
b. ligaments.
c. muscles.
d. cartilage. - ANSWER: b
____ 4. Bones are attached to muscles by:
a. tendons.
b. ligaments.
c. muscles.
d. cartilage. - ANSWER: a
____ 5. An increase in muscle tone is known as:
a. crepitus.
b. effusion.
c. spasticity.
d. atrophy. - ANSWER: c
____ 6. The type of joint that has the widest range of motion in all planes is the:
a. ball-and-socket.
b. condyloid.
c. gliding.
d. saddle. - ANSWER: a
____ 7. Spinal vertebrae are separated from each other by:
a. bursae.
b. tendons.
c. disks.
d. ligaments. - ANSWER: c
, ____ 8. The glenohumeral joint is the other name for the:
a. elbow.
b. shoulder.
c. wrist.
d. scapula. - ANSWER: b
____ 9. The joint where the humerus, radius, and ulna articulate is the:
a. wrist.
b. elbow.
c. shoulder.
d. clavicle. - ANSWER: b
____ 10. The articulation of the radius and carpal bones is the:
a. wrist.
b. elbow.
c. shoulder.
d. clavicle. - ANSWER: a
____ 11. The cruciate ligaments of the knee provide for:
a. anterior and posterior stability.
b. medial and lateral stability.
c. movement on one plane.
d. pivoting and rotation. - ANSWER: a
____ 12. Medial and lateral surfaces of the tibiotalar joint are protected by:
a. bursae.
b. tendons.
c. muscles.
d. ligaments. - ANSWER: d
____ 13. The suprapatellar bursa separates the patella, quadriceps tendon, and muscle from the:
a. tibia.
b. fibula.
c. femur.
d. pelvis. - ANSWER: c
____ 14. The tibia, fibula, and talus articulate to form the:
a. ankle.
b. knee.
c. hip.
d. pelvis. - ANSWER: a
____ 15. Long bones in children have growth plates known as:
a. epiphyses.
b. epicondyles.
c. synovium.
d. fossae. - ANSWER: a
____ 16. The elasticity of pelvic ligaments and softening of cartilage in a pregnant woman are the
result of:
a. decreased mineral deposition.
b. increased hormone secretion.
c. uterine enlargement.
d. gait changes. - ANSWER: b
____ 17. Skeletal changes in older adults are the result of:
Edition by Helen A. Carcio - Ch. 1-46, 9780826124241,
with Rationales
____ 1. Which joints are frequently moving articulations that are enclosed by a capsule of fibrous
articular cartilage?
a. Synarthroses
b. Synchondroses
c. Amphiarthroses
d. Synovial - ANSWER: d
____ 2. Fluid that lubricates articular cavities is called:
a. blood.
b. synovial fluid.
c. mucus.
d. cerumen. - ANSWER: b
____ 3. Joints are held together by:
a. tendons.
b. ligaments.
c. muscles.
d. cartilage. - ANSWER: b
____ 4. Bones are attached to muscles by:
a. tendons.
b. ligaments.
c. muscles.
d. cartilage. - ANSWER: a
____ 5. An increase in muscle tone is known as:
a. crepitus.
b. effusion.
c. spasticity.
d. atrophy. - ANSWER: c
____ 6. The type of joint that has the widest range of motion in all planes is the:
a. ball-and-socket.
b. condyloid.
c. gliding.
d. saddle. - ANSWER: a
____ 7. Spinal vertebrae are separated from each other by:
a. bursae.
b. tendons.
c. disks.
d. ligaments. - ANSWER: c
, ____ 8. The glenohumeral joint is the other name for the:
a. elbow.
b. shoulder.
c. wrist.
d. scapula. - ANSWER: b
____ 9. The joint where the humerus, radius, and ulna articulate is the:
a. wrist.
b. elbow.
c. shoulder.
d. clavicle. - ANSWER: b
____ 10. The articulation of the radius and carpal bones is the:
a. wrist.
b. elbow.
c. shoulder.
d. clavicle. - ANSWER: a
____ 11. The cruciate ligaments of the knee provide for:
a. anterior and posterior stability.
b. medial and lateral stability.
c. movement on one plane.
d. pivoting and rotation. - ANSWER: a
____ 12. Medial and lateral surfaces of the tibiotalar joint are protected by:
a. bursae.
b. tendons.
c. muscles.
d. ligaments. - ANSWER: d
____ 13. The suprapatellar bursa separates the patella, quadriceps tendon, and muscle from the:
a. tibia.
b. fibula.
c. femur.
d. pelvis. - ANSWER: c
____ 14. The tibia, fibula, and talus articulate to form the:
a. ankle.
b. knee.
c. hip.
d. pelvis. - ANSWER: a
____ 15. Long bones in children have growth plates known as:
a. epiphyses.
b. epicondyles.
c. synovium.
d. fossae. - ANSWER: a
____ 16. The elasticity of pelvic ligaments and softening of cartilage in a pregnant woman are the
result of:
a. decreased mineral deposition.
b. increased hormone secretion.
c. uterine enlargement.
d. gait changes. - ANSWER: b
____ 17. Skeletal changes in older adults are the result of:
