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Joints in the human body online quiz

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Which of the following &fare not correctly matched pairs ?

(i) Ball and socket joint - Between humerus and pectoral girdle
(ii) Pivot joint - Between carpal and metacarpal
(iii) Saddle joint - Between atlas and axis 
(iv) Gliding joint  - Between the carpals
(v) Fibrous joint - In flat skull bones
  1. (ii) and (iii)

  2. (i) and (iv)

  3. (v) Only

  4. (ii) Only


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the given table options i and iv are correctly matched.

So, the correct option is '(i) and (iv)'.

 Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the codes given below:

Column I Column II
A. Saddle joint (i) Metacarpo-phalangeal joint
B. Gliding joint (ii) Carpometacarpal joint of thumb
C. Hinge joint (iii) Between tarsal bones
D. Ellipsoid joint (iv) Knee joint
  1. A-(i), B-(ii), C-(iii), D-(iv)

  2. A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)

  3. A-(iv), B-(iii), C-(ii), D-(i)

  4. A-(iii), B-(ii), C-(iv), D-(i)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Column I  Column II
 Saddle joint  Carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
 Gliding joint between tarsal bones
 Hinge joint  Knee joint
 Ellipsoid joint   Metacarpophalangeal joint
   

So, the correct option is 'A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(i)'.

Hips are attached to

  1. scapula

  2. sternum

  3. clavide

  4. ilium


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The pelvic girdle is located in the lower part of the trunk. It consists of three bones that are upper ileum, lower ischium and inner pubis, they fuse to form a stout hip bone. Ventral wall of the pubis has a small bone which is known as cotyloid. The acetabulum is formed by ilium, ischium and pubis, but in mammals, pubis is replaced by cotyloid bone.

So, the correct option is 'ilium'

Match the two columns and select the correct option from the codes given below.

Types of Bones synovial joint  Bones  involved 
A. Ball and socket (i) Carpal and metacarpal of thumb
B. Hinge (ii) Atlas and axis
C. Pivot (iii) Frontal and parietal
D. Saddle (iv) Knee(v) Humerus and pectoral girdle
  1. A-(v), B-(iv), C-(ii), D-(i)

  2. A-(i), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(v)

  3. A-(v), B-(iv), C-(iii), D-(i)

  4. A-(i), B-(ii), C-(v), D-(iv)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
 A. ball and socket  v humerus and pectoral girdle
 B. hinge   iv knee
 C. pivot  ii atlas and axis
 D. saddle  i carpal and metacarpal of the thumb

The joints between the carpal bones are:

  1. gliding joints

  2. hinge joints

  3. saddle joints

  4. pivot joints


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The joints between the carpal bones are 'gliding joints'.

Elbow joint is an example of .......... type of joint.

  1. Ball and socket

  2. Gliding

  3. Hinge

  4. Pivot


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
In hinge joints, the articulating ends of the bones fit together like a hinge on a door, and movement is therefore restricted to flexion and extension (movement only in one plane). 
The elbow joint is an example, which permits only flexion and extension of the forearm. Other examples of hinge joints are knee joint, ankle joint and joints between the phalanges of the fingers and the toes.
So, the answer is C.

Hinge joints are present in the ........... region.

  1. Neck

  2. Shoulder

  3. Elbow

  4. Skull


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Our body is made up of many joints. Each of these joints is of different categories and perform specific functions. They may be movable joints or immovable joints. Among the movable joints, some are hinge joints. This means that they are able to move about one axis. They are a type of synovial joint.

So the correct option is C.

The branch of study dealing with joints is

  1. Osteology

  2. Chondrology

  3. Craniology

  4. Arthrology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Osteology is the study of the structure and function of the skeleton and bony structures.

Chondrology is the branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
Craniology is the scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races.
Arthrology is the science concerned with the study of anatomy, function, dysfunction and treatment of joints and articulations.
Hence, Arthrology is the branch of science dealing with the study of joints.

Choose the wrong match with reference to joints.

  1. Gomposes $\rightarrow$ Intercarpal joints

  2. Syndesmoses $\rightarrow$ Joint between tibia and fibula

  3. Symphysis $\rightarrow$ Joint between vertebrae

  4. Synchondrosis $\rightarrow$ Epiphyseal plate


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A joint is a location at which two or more bones make contact.
  • Fibrous or immovable joints are connected by dense connective tissue, consisting mainly of collagen.
  • Gomposes is a type of fibrous joint. It is a joint between the root of a tooth and the sockets in the maxilla or mandible.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Gomposes Intercarpal joints'

Identify the correct statement.

  1. Joint between adjacent vertebrae is a fibrous joint.

  2. Decreased level of progesterone causes osteoporosis in old people.

  3. Accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints causes their inflammation.

  4. Vertebral column has 10 thoracic vertebrae.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Gout is a metabolic disease in which crystals of uric acid gets deposited in joints, tendons and surrounding soft tissues.
  • Symptoms of gout increase irritation, inflammation of joints and tendon tissue, joints become hot red and swollen.
  • Hence accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints causes their inflammation.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints causes their inflammation'.

Select the correct match.

  1. Pivot joint $\rightarrow$ Between third and fourth cervical vertebrae

  2. Hinge joint $\rightarrow$ Between humerus and pectoral girdle

  3. Gliding joint $\rightarrow$ Between carpals

  4. Cartilaginous joint $\rightarrow$ Between frontal and parietal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. Gliding joint is a type of synovial joint.
  • Gliding joints allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the joint -up and down, left and right, and diagonally.
  • The joint between carpals is gliding joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Gliding joint  → Between carpals'.

Polymerization reactions that produce many macromolecules are called _______ reactions.

  1. Hydrolytic

  2. Condensation

  3. Carboxylation

  4. Amination


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The condensation reaction is the type of polymerization reaction in which many monomers join together through bonds forming macromolecules of polymers by giving out byproducts majorly water. The example includes polypeptide chains of proteins or the formation of cellulose.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Condensation'.

The joint between carpal and metacarpal of thumb in primate mammals is

  1. Pivot joint

  2. Hinge joint

  3. Ball and Socket joint

  4. Saddle joint


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There are six types of synovial joints. These are a pivot, hinge, saddle, plane, condyloid, and ball and socket joints. The pivot joint is a type of synovial joint that allows rotation. The joint between atlas and axis is pivot joint which allows the movement of the head back and forth. The hinge joint is a type of synovial joint which allows movement only in one axis, that is flexion and extension. Knee joint, ankle joint are examples of the hinge joint. Ball and socket joint allows rotation in multiple directions. In this type of joint, ball-shaped surface of one joint lies in the socket-like depression of another joint. The hip joint is an example of ball and socket joint. Saddle joint is the joint present between the carpal and metacarpal of thumb. It allows flexion, extension, adduction, abduction and circumduction movements. It provides stability and flexibility to bones.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The opening and closing of a door can be related to which of the following types of joints?

  1. Hinge joint

  2. Fixed joint

  3. Ball and socket joint

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • A joint is the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement.
  • Hinge joint- the two bones open and close in one direction only (along one plane) like a door, such as a knee and elbow joints.
  • Hence The opening and closing of a door can be related to Hinge joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Hinge joint'.

Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Articulation between the occipital condyles and the atlas vertebra forms a hinge joint.
Statement 2 : It permits the head to move in one plane only, i.e., nodding of head. 

  1. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

  2. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect

  3. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct

  4. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Articulation between the occipital condyles and the atlas vertebra forms a hinge joint, it permits the head movement in one plane.

So, the correct option is 'Both statements 1 and 2 are correct'.

Which of the following joints is formed between atlas and axis vertebrae?

  1. Saddle joint

  2. Fibrous joint

  3. Cartilaginous joint

  4. Pivot joint


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Pivot joint is present between atlas and axis vertebrae. there is a pivot articulation between the odontoid process of the axis and the ring formed by the anterior arch and the transverse ligament of the atlas.
So, the correct option is 'Pivot joint' 

The joint of femur with pelvic girdle is:

  1. hinge joint

  2. non-movable joint

  3. pivot joint

  4. ball and socket joint


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The joint of the femur with pelvic girdle is a synovial - ball and socket joint. Where the ball like projection of the femur fits into the cup like acetabulum of the pelvic bone, with the movement being 360$^0$ and the gap between the joint filled by synovial fluid.

So, the correct answer is 'ball and socket joint'

What is common among crab and honeybee?

  1. Jointed legs

  2. Metamorphosis

  3. Compound eyes

  4. Poison glands


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Crab and honeybee, belong to the Phylum Arthropoda. The members of this phylum have characteristic feature of jointed appendages.

Which one of the following pairs of structures is correctly matched with their correct description ?

  1. Tibia and fibula Both form parts of knee joint

  2. Joint between Pivot joint atlas and axis

  3. Shoulder joint Ball and socket type of joint and elbow joint

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tibia and fibula are two long bones in the lower leg tibia connect to the knee joint while the fibula is located below the knee joint but is not part of the joint itself, while the joint between atlas and axis is pivot type of joint.

So, the correct option is 'Joint between Pivot joint atlas and axis'.

What is the type of movable joint present between the atlas and axis ?

  1. Pivot

  2. Saddle

  3. Hinge

  4. Gliding


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pivot joint helps in turning movements. One bone is fixed and second articulate. This is generally seen in the Atlas and axis of the skull rotate with the axis vertebra also known as an atlantoaxial joint.

So, the correct option is 'Pivot'

Which one of the following options is incorrect ?

  1. Hinge joint between humerus and pectoral girdle

  2. Pivot joint between atlas, axis and occipital condyle

  3. Gliding Joint between the carpals

  4. Saddle joint between carpel and metacarpals of thumb


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

There are many joints present in the skeleton. Joint is a point of contact between two bones. The various type of joints present in the body are-

Ball and socket joint-
Ball of one bone articulate in the socket of another bone. Head of the humerus and glenoid cavity of the pectoral girdle,  femur and acetabulum, the joint between incus and stapes.
Hinge joint-
movement is possible in one direction only. Joint of malleus and incus, knee joint, elbow joint, articulation joint of the lower jaw.
Pivot joint- 
helps in turning moment. One bone is fixed and second articulate. Atlas and axial of skull rotate with Axis vertebra 
Gliding joint-
limited movement in all direction. Radius and ulna
Saddle joint- 
It is a ball and socket like a joint but not developed fully. Metacarpals of thumb and carples of hand.
So, the correct option is 'Hinge joint between humerus and pectoral girdle'

The joint of radio-ulna with the upper arm is:

  1. hinge joint

  2. socket joint

  3. pivot joint

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The joint of radio-ulna with the upper arm is 'hinge joint'.

So the correct option is A.

The joint in which one of the two bones is fixed in its place and bears a peg like process over which the other bone rotates is called:

  1. hinge joint

  2. saddle joint

  3. pivot joint

  4. angular joint


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The joint in which one of the two bones is fixed in its place and bears a peg like process over which the other bone rotates is called pivot joint,

So, the correct option is 'pivot joint'.

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

  1. Hinge joint Between vertebrae

  2. Gliding joint Between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae

  3. Cartilaginous joint Skull bones

  4. Fibrous joint Between phalanges


Correct Option: B

Knee joint and elbow joints are examples of:

  1. Saddle joint

  2. Ball and socket joint

  3. Pivot joint

  4. Hinge joint


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • There are many joints present in the skeleton. Joint is a point of contact between two bones. The various type of joints present in the body are-
Ball and socket joint-
  • Ball of one bone articulates in the socket of another bone. Head of the humerus and glenoid cavity of the pectoral girdle,  femur and acetabulum, the joint between incus and stapes.
  • Hinge joint-
movement is possible in one direction only. Joint of malleus and incus, knee joint, elbow joint, articulation joint of the lower jaw.
  • Pivot joint- 
helps in turning moments. One bone is fixed and second articulate. Atlas and axial of skull rotate with Axis vertebra 
  • Gliding joint-
limited movement in all directions. Radius and ulna
  • Saddle joint- 
It is a ball and socket like a joint but not developed fully. Metacarpals of thumb and carpels of hand.

So, the correct option is 'hinge joint'

Which type of joint has a fluid filled cavity with significant role in locomotion?

  1. Fibrous joint

  2. Cartilaginous joint

  3. Synovial joint

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements.
  • Hence the type of joint has a fluid-filled cavity with a significant role in locomotion is synovial joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Synovial joint'.

Joint of femur with pelvic girdle is _________.

  1. Hinge joint

  2. Pivot joint

  3. Immovable joint

  4. Ball and socket joint


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  •  Ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint.
  • In ball and socket joint, the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone.
  • Pelvic girdle consists of a pair of hip bones. the hip bone is formed by the fusion of 3 bones: the ischium, ilium and pubic bone. Together, they form the acetabulum(socket), which is the area where the head of the femur(ball) articulates with the hip bone.Hence.Joint of the femur with pelvic girdle is ball and socket joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Ball and socket joint'.

Joint where synovial capsule and synovial fluid are lacking is

  1. Carpal-carpal

  2. Pubic symphysis in females

  3. Finger and toes in males

  4. Femur and pelvis in females


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
A. Carpal-carpal joint is the joint between two carpal bones and also known as intercarpal joint. This type of joint is present in the wrist.
B. Pubic symphysis is a cartilaginous joint in females and is present near the clitoris. The two pubic bones connect to form an opening through which the baby is delivered.
C. Finger and toes have joints between the digits or phalanges.
D. Femur and pelvis join to form the hip bone in females. 
Synovial capsule and synovial fluid are lacking in the joints which are not movable such as pubic symphysis in females.
So, the correct answer is 'Pubic symphysis in females'.

Knee joint is

  1. Gamphosis

  2. Cartilaginous joint

  3. Sutvire

  4. Synovial joint


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. 
  • The knee joint is a hinge joint i.e a type of synovial joint. Hence knee joint is a synovial joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Synovial joint'.

Which among the following is called true joints?

  1. Synovial joints

  2. Synchondrosis

  3. Syndesmoses

  4. Symphysis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Joints are of three types. They are fibrous joint, cartilaginous joints, and synovial joints
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements.
  • The synovial joint is called a true joint because they allow the free moment i.e freely movable joints.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Synovial joint'.

Joint between metacarpals and phalanges is

  1. Ball and socket

  2. Pivot

  3. Saddle

  4. Hinge


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. 
  • A hinge joint (ginglymus) is a joint in which the articular surfaces are molded to each other in such a manner as to permit motion only in one plane. It is a type of synovial joint. For example, joint between metacarpals and phalanges is hinge.
  • So,the correct answer is 'Hinge'.

Ankle, knee and elbow joints are

  1. Pivot joints

  2. Ellipsoid joints

  3. Hinge joints

  4. Synovial joints


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements.synovial joints are freely movable joints.
  • Ankle, knee and elbow joints are synovial joints.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Synovial joints'.

Cavity into which the head of longest and strongest bone of human body fits is

  1. Glenoid

  2. Clavicular

  3. Obturator foremen

  4. Acetabulum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The longest bone in the human body is the femur bone also called the thigh bone. It is located in the anatomical position just below the pelvic girdle in articulation with the acetabulum thereby forming the hip joint proximally and in articulation with the proximal parts of the tibia and fibula bones below the patella region, distally.

So, the correct answer is 'Acetabulum'.

Correct the given statements by replacing the underlined words and select the correct option.


(i)  The hinge joint is present in our neck.
(ii)  The number of bones in our appendicular skeleton is 140.
(iii) The number of bones present in the vertebral column in human 36

(iv) The complete bowling action in cricket is possible because our arm is joined to our shoulder by a pivot joint.

  1. (i) Ball and socket joint, (ii) 140, (iii) 33, (iv) Hinge joint.

  2. (i) Fixed joint, (ii) 126, (iii) 33, (iv) saddle joint.

  3. (i) Pivot joint, (ii) 126, (iii) 26, (iv) Ball and socket joint.

  4. (i) Pivot joint, (ii) 130, (iii) 26, (iv) Ball and socket joint.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

i) In our neck cervical vertebrae form joints which are pivotal joints.

ii) Each appendage has 30 bones so the appendicular skeleton has less the 140 bones.
iii) Number of bones in the vertebral column are 26 and not 36.
iv) Arm is joined to the shoulder not by a pivot but a ball and socket joint.
So, the correct option is (i) Pivot joint, (ii) 126, (iii) 26, (iv) Ball and socket joint.

The shoulder joint is formed between

  1. Clavicle and acromion process of scapula

  2. Clavicle and glenoid cavity of scapula

  3. Humerus and glenoid cavity of scapula

  4. Humerus and acromion process of scapula


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The shoulder joint, also known as an acromioclavicular joint is a joint at the top of the shoulder. It is the junction between acromion (part of the scapula that forms the highest point of the shoulder) and the clavicle. It is a plane synovial joint. This joint provides the ability to raise the arm above the head.

So, the correct answer is 'Clavicle and acromion process of scapula'.

Typical characteristic of thecodont teeth is ________ joint.

  1. Gomphosis

  2. Syndesmoses

  3. Amphiarthrosis

  4. Synchondroses


Correct Option: A

Hinge joint allows ________ movement.

  1. Nonaxial

  2. Biaxial

  3. Uniaxial

  4. Multiaxial


Correct Option: A

Find the odd one out.

  1. Femur, radius, tibia, fibula & tarsals

  2. Humerus, ulna, metatarsals & phalanges

  3. Skull, vertebrae, sternum and pelvic gridle

  4. Hinge joint, ball & socket joint and sutures

  5. Humerus, femur, radius, tibia & teeth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The forelimbs consist of the humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges. 
  • It moves against or articulates with the scapula at the shoulder joint.
So, the correct option is 'Femur, radius, tibia, fibula & tarsals'

The hollow space in skull where eyes are located Known as

  1. Socket

  2. pupil

  3. Alveolus

  4. Antrum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The hollow space in the skull where eyes are located known as a socket. Eye socket also is known as orbit. Seven different bones make up the socket. The eye socket contains your eyeball and all the muscles that move it.

So the correct option is Socket.

Joint found between the edges of first metacarpal and carpal(trapezium) is?

  1. Hinge

  2. Condyloid

  3. Gliding

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A hinge joint allows movement primarily on one plane. A hinge joint spool like the surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another love.

Articulation between the occipital condyls of skull and atlas vertebra also forms a huge joint.

Example of hinge joint is

  1. Elbow joint

  2. Ankle joint

  3. Interphalangeal joint

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The hinge joint is a synovial joint, which permits uniaxial movement of bone about one axis of rotation. In hinge joint, convex surface of one bone fits into concave surface of another. The movements possible are flexion and extension. Example of hinge joints are elbow, interphalangeal joint, knee and ankle joints.

Articulation of ulna with humerus at the elbow joint is _________ joint.

  1. Hinge

  2. Pivotal

  3. Gliding

  4. Ball and socket


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Answer:
1.The elbow joint is a synovial hinge joint with two articulations.
2.The trochlea of the humerus articulates with the trochlear notch of the ulna, and the capitulum of the humerus articulates with the head of the radius.
So correct answer is option A.Hinge joint.

Interphalangeal joints are?

  1. Fixed joints

  2. Hinge joints

  3. Movable joints

  4. Straight joints


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
B.The interphalangeal joints-of the hand are the hinge joints between the phalanges of the fingers that provide flexion towards the palm of the hand.
So correct answer is option B.Hinge joints

Saddle joint is present in

  1. Human

  2. Rabbit

  3. Both of the above

  4. Frog


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Saddle joint is a type of synovial joint in humans in which opposing articular surfaces with both concave and convex surfaces fit into one another. Example of saddle joint is carpometacarpal joint of thumb.

Hinge joint is present between

  1. Femur and ulna

  2. Humerus and ulna

  3. Femur and pectoral girdle

  4. Femur and pelvic girdle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Synovial joints are characterised by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. Such an arrangement allows considerable movement. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. Common examples of synovial joints are ball and socket joint (between the humerus and pectoral girdle) and hinge joint (knee and elbow joints).

Fabellae bones are associated with

  1. Elbow joint

  2. Knee joint

  3. Neck joint

  4. Angular joint


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The fabella is a fibrocartilaginous or ossified sesamoid bone of the knee, classically located within the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle, behind the lateral condyle of the femur.

Joint between atlas and axis is

  1. Pivot joint

  2. Saddle Joint

  3. Angular joint

  4. Hinge joint


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Joint between atlas and axis vertebrae is an example of pivot joint. It is a type of synovial joint. This joint is characterised with central bony pivot surrounded by collar of bone and ligament. This type of joint permits supination, rotation and pronation types of movements. Examples are proximal radioulnar joint and atlanto-axial joints.

Pivot joint occurs at

  1. The hip and shoulder joint

  2. Between the atlas and the odontoid process of axis

  3. Sternoclavicular joint

  4. Temporomandibular joint


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

According to functional classification, joints may be immovable (synarthroses), slightly movable (amphiarthroses) and freely movable (diarthrosis). According to structure, joints can be classified into fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial.
The pivot joint is a synovial joint, which permits the movement of bone about one axis of rotation. In pivot, the joint central bony pivot of one bone is surrounded by a collar of bone and ligaments. The types of movement possible are rotation, pronation, supination. An example of pivot joints is proximal radioulnar and atlantoaxial joints.

Which one is a ball and socket joint?

  1. Knee joint

  2. Elbow joint

  3. Humerus and pectoral girdle

  4. Skull and atlas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ball and socket is a type of synovial joint in which globe-like the head of one bone fits into the cup-like concavity of another bone. It permits flexion, extension, internal rotation, lateral rotation, abduction, adduction and circumduction type of movements. 

Examples of ball and socket joints are shoulder and hip joint. In shoulders, each half of pectoral girdle consists of a clavicle and a scapula. The scapula is a large triangular flat bone situated in the dorsal part of the thorax between the second and the seventh ribs. The dorsal, flat, a triangular body of scapula has a slightly elevated ridge, called as the spine which projects as a flat, expanded process called the acromion. The clavicle articulates with this. Below the acromion is a depression called as the glenoid cavity, which articulates with the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint.

Head of humerus is articulated with pectoral girdle by a joint, called as

  1. Hinge

  2. Ball and socket

  3. Immovable

  4. Pivot joint


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Head of the humerus is articulated with the cup-shaped socket of pectoral girdle by a joint, called as ball and socket joint. It is movable in all planes and also exhibits rotation. Pivot joint exhibits rotation only while hinge joint shows up and down motion in one plane only. The correct answer is B.

The joint of radio-ulna with upper arm is

  1. Hinge joint

  2. Gliding joint

  3. Socket joint

  4. Pivot joint


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The hinge joint is a synovial joint, which permits uni-axial movement of bone about one axis of rotation. In a hinge joint, the convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another. The movements possible are flexion and extension. Examples of hinge joints are elbow (radio-ulna with upper arm), interphalangeal joint, knee and ankle joints.

Which of the following movements in man are directly concerned with locomotion ?

  1. Bending of arm at elbow

  2. Rotation of head of femur in acetabulum

  3. Peristaltic movements

  4. Contraction of the heart


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Locomotion is the movement of organisms from one place to another. The femur and the acetabulum form the hip joint. Hence, the rotation of head of femur in acetabulum will lead to the movement of the legs and thereby, be help in locomotion. Bending of arm at elbow will only cause movement of hands and hence no locomotion. Peristalsis is the movement of the oesophagus as food pases through it and so, it can also not be considered as locomotion. Contraction of the heart will only cause pumping of blood and will not be responsible for actual locomotion.

Head of humerus is articulated with pectoral girdle by .......... joint.
  1. Hinge

  2. Ball and socket

  3. Immovable

  4. Pivot


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Each scapula or pectoral girdle has a concave, articular surface called the glenoid cavity which articulates with the head of the humerus. The ball like the head of the humerus articulates with the glenoid cavity which creates a ball and socket joint that allows the upper limb great motility. So, the correct answer is 'Ball and socket'.

Hinge joint occurs between

  1. Humerus and ulna/radio-ulna

  2. Femur and pelvic girdle

  3. Humerus and pectoral girdle

  4. Skull and atlas


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A hinge joint is a common class of synovial joint that includes the ankle, elbow and knee joints. Hinge joints are formed between two or more bones where the bones can only move along one axis to flex or extend. The elbow is a hinged joint made up of three bones which are the humerus, ulna and radius. So, the correct answer is 'Humerus and ulna/radio-ulna'.

Synovial joint occurs in between

  1. Tail vertebrae

  2. Humerus and ulna

  3. Two skull bones

  4. Two vertebrae


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. 
  • The humerus is the long bone in the upper arm. It is located between the elbow joint and the shoulder. At the elbow, it connects primarily to the ulna. The type of joint between humerus and ulna is synovial joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Humerus and ulna'.

The ankle, knee, and elbow joints are

  1. Synovial joints

  2. Hinge joints

  3. Pivot joints

  4. Ellipsoid Joints


Correct Option: A

An example of gliding joint is

  1. Humerus and glenoid cavity

  2. Femur and tibio-fibula

  3. Occipital condyle and odontoid process

  4. Zygapophyses of adjacent vertebrae


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements.
  • Gliding joint is a type of synovial joint formed between bones that meet at flat or nearly flat articular surfaces. Gliding joints allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the joint - up and down, left and right, and diagonally.
  • An example of the gliding joint is zygapophyses of adjacent vertebrae.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Zygapophyses of adjacent vertebrae'.

Joints of hip and shoulder are

  1. Pivot joints

  2. Ellipsoid joints

  3. Hinge joints

  4. Ball and socket joints


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. 
  • Joints of hip and shoulder are ball and socket joints(the head of one bone fits into the socket of another) i.e a type of synovial joints
  • So, the correct answer is 'Ball and socket joint'.

Joint pains in old people are mostly due to

  1. Reduced synovial fluid

  2. Overproduction of synovial fluid

  3. Formation of extra osteocytes

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. 
  • Joint pains in old people are mostly due to reduced synovial fluid.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Reduced synovial fluid'.

Identify the joint(s) that comes under synovial joints.

  1. Ball and socket joint

  2. Pivot joint

  3. Hinge joint

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
A synovial joint is a connection between two bones which consists of a cartilage lined cavity filled with fluid. There are six types of synovial joints and they are pivot, hinge, saddle, plane, condyloid and ball and socket joints. So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Joint between atlas and odontoid process of axis is

  1. Pivot joint

  2. Saddle joint

  3. Angular joint

  4. Hinge joint


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The atlas is the first cervical vertebra which is just under the head. The axis is the second cervical vertebra. It has the odontoid process about which the atlas rotates. The joint between the atlas and axis is a pivot type of joint. The pivot joint is a freely moveable joint that allows only rotary movement around a single axis. It allows the head to turn from side to side. So, the correct answer is 'Pivot joint'.

Fabellae are associated with

  1. Elbow joint

  2. Knee joint

  3. Neck joint

  4. Angular joint


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The fabella is a small sesamoid bone that is found embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur.
  • The femur meets the large shin bone (the tibia) to form the knee joint. Hence fabellae are associated with the knee joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Knee joint'.

Which of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Gliding joint- Between zygapophyses of successive vertebrae

  2. Hinge joint- Between vertebrae

  3. Cartilaginous joint- Skull bones

  4. Fibrous joint- Between phalanges


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A gliding joint is a common type of synovial joint formed between bones that meet at flat or nearly flat articular surfaces. Gliding joints occur between the carpal bones, between the tarsal bones and those between the articular processes (zygapophyses) of successive vertebrae. So, the correct answer is 'Gliding joint- Between zygapophyses of successive vertebrae'.

Number of ball and socket joints present in human body is

  1. 2 pairs

  2. 4 pairs

  3. 6 pairs

  4. 8 pairs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint in which the ball shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup like depression of another bone. There are 2 pairs of ball and socket joints present in human body. One is in the hip, where the round head of the femur rests in the cup like acetabulum of the pelvis and another in the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, where the rounded head of the humerus rests in the cup like glenoid fossa of the shoulder blade. So, the correct answer is '2 pairs'. 

Which of the following is a ball and socket joint?

  1. Knee joint

  2. Elbow joint

  3. Humerus and pectoral girdle

  4. Skull and atlas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The glenohumeral joint is the articulation between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula or pectoral girdle. It is a ball and socket type of synovial joint that allows for lateral rotation, flexion and extension of the arm. So, the correct answer is 'Humerus and pectoral girdle'.

Ankle joint is

  1. Pivot joint

  2. Ball and socket joint

  3. Hinge joint

  4. Gliding joint


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ankle joint is the joint between the foot and the leg and it is a type of hinge joint. A hinge joint is a common class of synovial joint that includes the ankle, elbow and knee joints. Hinge joints are formed between two or more bones where the bones can only move along one axis to flex or extend. So, the correct answer is 'hinge joint'.

Which one of the following is not a synovial joint?

  1. Ball and socket joint

  2. Pivot joint

  3. Sutures forming the cranium

  4. Hinge joint


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • A suture is a type of fibrous joint that is only found in the skull(cranial bones+facial bones). 
  • Sutural joints are present between cranial bones of the skull.
  • Hence sutures forming cranium is not a synovial joint.It is a fibrous joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sutures forming cranium'.

Joint between carpal and metacarpal of human thumb is an example of

  1. Hinge joint

  2. Saddle joint

  3. Gliding joint

  4. Pivot joint


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. Saddle joint is a type of synovial joint.
  • The saddle joint gets its name because the bone forming one part of the joint is concave (turned inward) at one end and looks like a saddle. The other bone's end is convex (turned outward), and looks like a rider in a saddle.
  • The joint between carpal and metacarpal of human thumb is an example of saddle joint.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Saddle joint'.

Which among the following are synovial joints?
1.Ball and socket joint
2.Pivot joint
3.Hinge joint 
4.Cartilaginous joint

  1. 1, 2, and 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 2 and 4

  4. 1 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. Ball and socket joint is a type of synovial joint.
  • Synovial joints are of following types: pivot, hinge, saddle, plane, condyloid, and ball-and-socket joints. Hence ball and socket joint, pivot joint, hinge joint are synovial joints.
  • So, the correct answer is '1,2 and 3'.

How many types of synovial joints are there?

  1. 4

  2. 3

  3. 2

  4. 5


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A synovial joint is a connection between two bones consisting of a cartilage lined cavity filled with fluid. There are five types of synovial joints. These are planar joints, hinge joints, condyloid joints, saddle joints and ball and socket joints. So, the correct answer is '5'.

The ball and socket type of joint is also called

  1. Shindylesis

  2. Rotataria

  3. Enarthrose

  4. Ginglymus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. Ball and socket type of joint is a type of synovial joint.
  • In the ball and socket joint the ball-shaped surface of one rounded bone fits into the cup-like depression of another bone. Enarthrose refers to articulation with spherical surfaces allowing the bones to move in all directions.
  • Hence ball and socket type of joint is also called enarthrose.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Enarthrose'.

Elbow joint is an example of :

  1. Ball and socket joint

  2. Pivot joint

  3. Hinge joint

  4. Gliding joint


Correct Option: C

Hinge joint is present in our body between

  1. Thumb and trapezium

  2. Humerus and scapula

  3. First and second vertebra

  4. Humerus and radio-ulna


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A hinge joint (ginglymus) is a bone joint in which the articular surfaces are moulded to each other in such a manner as to permit motion only in one plane-backward and forward-the extent of motion at the same time being considerable. The best examples of hinge joint are the inter phalangeal joints and the joint between the humerus and ulna; the knee and ankle-joints are less typical, as they allow a slight degree of rotation or of side-to-side movement in certain positions of the limb. The knee is the largest hinge joint in the human body.

A pivot joint can be found between

  1. Clavicle and sternum

  2. Radius and ulna

  3. Scapula and humerus

  4. Tibia and fibula


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The moving bone rotates within a ring that is formed from a second bone and adjoining ligaments. The pivot joint is exemplified by the joint between the atlas and the axis directly under the skull which allows for turning of the head from side to side.

So, the correct option is 'radius and ulna'.

Which of the following diarthrotic joints allows for the greatest degree of movement?

  1. Ball and socket

  2. Pivot

  3. Hinge

  4. Gliding


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ball and socket joint is a natural or manufactured joint or couplings, such as the hip joint, in which partially spherical lies in a socket, allowing multidirectional movement and rotation.

So, the correct option is 'Ball and socket'.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
What is the synovial membrane which protects lungs from friction against abdominal wall?

  1. Pleura

  2. Mesentery

  3. Alveolar septum

  4. Tracheal bifurcation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The pleura refers to the two membranes that cover the lungs. The space between the two membranes is called the pleural cavity. It is filled with a thin, lubricating liquid called pleural fluid, which acts as a lubricant and allows the pleurae to slide effortlessly against each other by reducing friction during respiratory movements. So, the correct option is 'pleura'.

Which one of the following is mismatched?

  1. Slightly movable joint-vertebrae

  2. Hinge joint-hip

  3. Synovial joint-elbow

  4. Immovable joint-sutures in cranium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Slightly movable joint  Vertebrate
 Hinge joint  Femur of leg
 Synovial joint  Elbow
 Immovable joint  Suture in cranium

So, the correct option is 'Hinge joint-hip'.

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Equilibrium and activities of the muscles and Joints are monitored by

  1. proprioceptors

  2. tactile receptors

  3. receptory receptors

  4. gustatory receptors


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

(A)Propioceptor responds to activities of muscles and joints.

(B)Tactile receptors responds to touch.
(C)Receptory receptors respond to the specific receptor.
(D)Gustatory receptors respond to taste.
So, the correct option is 'propioceptor'.

Axis is different from atlas in the

  1. Presence of odontoid process

  2. Presence of central cavity

  3. Absence of central cavity

  4. Presence of neural cavity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The axis has a bony peg called the odontoid process, which sticks up through the hole in the atlas. It is this special arrangement that allows the head to turn from side to side as far as it can.

True joint are

  1. Synchondroses

  2. Syndesmoses

  3. Synovial

  4. Ball and socket


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A joint in the human body is a connection between the tissues, cartilages and bones. These are classified structurally and functionally and of these, the synovial joint is one that is functionally freely movable. The pectoral girdle or the shoulder girdle which is synovial joint is made up of a set of bones, the clavicle and scapula that connects the arms to the axial skeleton on both sides. In fact, the shoulder girdle has five joints of which three are anatomical (true joint ) and two are physiological or false joints.

Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

  1. Cartilaginous joint - skull bones

  2. Hinge joint - between vertebrae

  3. Fibrous joint - between phalanges

  4. Gliding joint - between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • A gliding joint is a common type of synovial joint formed between bones that meet at flat or nearly flat articular surfaces.
  • Gliding joints allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the joint — up and down, left and right, and diagonally. For example, between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae.
  • Hence Gliding joint - between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae are correctly matched.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Gliding joint - between zygapophyses of the successive vertebrae'.

The deltoid ridge (tuberosity) is a rough, triangular area present on:

  1. Radius

  2. Ulna

  3. Femur

  4. Humerus


Correct Option: D

When a joint allows restricted movement in one plane only, it is known as a

  1. Hinge joint

  2. Gliding joint

  3. Angular joint

  4. Pivot joint


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The hinge joint is a joint in which a convex part of one bone fits into a concave part of another, allowing motion in only one plane. In hinge joint, the two bones open and close in one direction only (along one plane) like a door, such as a knee joint.

So, the correct answer is 'Hinge joint'

Example of pivot joint is

  1. Atlanto-axial joint

  2. Shoulder joint

  3. Hip joint

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pivot joint is a synovial joint, which permits uniaxial movement of bone about one axis of rotation. In pivot joint central bony pivot is surrounded by collar of bone and ligament. The movements possible are supination, pronation and rotation. Examples of pivot joints are proximal radioulnar joint and atlanto-axial joint.

A joint between humerus and radio Ulna is

  1. Ball and socket

  2. Pivot

  3. Gliding

  4. Hinge


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The humerus and the radioulna together form the elbow which is the hinge joint. The distal end of the humerus articulates the proximal end of the radius and ulna. The humeroulnar joint is also a part of the elbow and is a hinge joint whereas the proximal radioulnar and the distal radioulnar is a pivot joint. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

The type of joint found at shoulder is also found at

  1. Elbow

  2. Knee

  3. Ankle

  4. Hip


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The type of joint found at the shoulder is called a ball and socket which also found in the hip

So, the correct answer is 'Hip'

The ball and socket joint is found in

  1. Skull

  2. Shoulder

  3. Knee

  4. Atlas and axis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The ball and socket joint is the type of synovial joint present between the bones having structures like ball and socket. This joint is found in the shoulder joint. Head of the humur acts as the ball and the glenoid cavity of scapula acts as the socket.

Skull contains immovable joints called sutures. They are present in the skull bones.
The hinge joint is the type of synovial joint found in the knee which permits movement only in one plane.
The pivot joint is the type of joint found between atlas and axis.
So the correct option is B.

The joint of writs is of?

  1. Hinge type

  2. Ball and socket type

  3. Gliding type

  4. Pivot type


Correct Option: A

Ginglymoid/hinge joint occurs in

  1. Elbow and shoulder

  2. Elbow and knee

  3. Atlas and odontoid process

  4. Knee and ankle


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements. 
  • A hinge joint (ginglymus) is a joint in which the articular surfaces are molded to each other in such a manner as to permit motion only in one plane.
  • The knee joint and elbow is a hinge joint/ ginglymoid i.e a type of synovial joint. 
  • So, the correct answer is 'Elbow and Knee'.

Largest synovial joint is

  1. Hip joint

  2. Knee joint

  3. Shoulder joint

  4. Ankle joint


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A synovial joint is a connection between two bones which consists of a cartilage lined cavity filled with fluid. The knee joint is the biggest synovial joint in the human body. At the junction of the knee, the large femur bone of the thigh connects to both the tibia and fibula of the leg, as well as to the patella or knee cap. So, the correct answer is 'Knee joint'.

Synovial fluid is present in

  1. Spinal cavity

  2. Cranial cavity

  3. Freely movable joints

  4. Fixed joints


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Joints are points of contact between bones, or between bones and cartilages.
  • Synovial joints are characterized by the presence of a fluid-filled synovial cavity between the articulating surfaces of the two bones. These joints help in locomotion and many other movements.
  • Synovial joints are freely movable joint. Hence synovial fluid is present in freely movable joint.
  • So,the correct answer is 'Freely movable joints'.

Friction is lessened in ball-and-socket joint by

  1. Coelomic fluid

  2. Synovial fluid

  3. Pericardial fluid

  4. Mucin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Synovial fluid is the pale yellow fluid that is present in every joint of the human body. It helps the bone able to slide past each other without causing damage to the ends of the bone. It means that synovial fluid lessens the friction in ball and socket joint. So, the correct answer is 'Synovial fluid'.

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