BIOS 251 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ (2025/2026)

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BIOS 251 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (2025/2026)

Joint
A point of contact between two or more bones, cartilage and bone, or teeth and
bone.




Bony Joint

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An immobile joint formed when the gap between two bones ossifies, effectively
making the bones a single bone.




Fibrous Joint
A joint classified structurally as having dense fibrous connective tissue with no
joint cavity.




Cartilaginous Joint
A joint classified structurally as having cartilage between the bones, with no joint
cavity.




Synovial Joint
A joint in which two bones are separated by a joint cavity, allowing for free
movement.

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Synarthroses
Joints that allow no movement. (fibrous)




Amphiarthroses
Joints that allow little movement. (cartilaginous)




Diarthrosis
Joints that are freely movable. (Synovial)




Articular Cartilage
Layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the facing surfaces of two bones in a
synovial joint.




Synovial Fluid
Slippery lubricant found in the joint cavity of synovial joints.




Joint Capsule
Connective tissue that encloses the joint cavity and retains synovial fluid.




Meniscus

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Moon-shaped cartilage in the knee that extends inward from the left and right.




Tendon
Strip of collagenous tissue attaching muscle to bone.




Ligament
Strip of collagenous tissue attaching one bone to another.




Bursa
Fibrous sac filled with synovial fluid, located between muscles or between bone
and skin.