Sutures are joints that are found
A. throughout the axial and appendicular skeletons.
B. between all bones and teeth of the skull.
C. between certain bones of the skull.
D. only where a facial bone articulates with a cranial bone.
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Question 2) In a gomphosis, a tooth is held in place by fibrous structures known as __________ membranes.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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Question 3) What type of cartilage is located between the bones in a symphysis?
A. Elastic cartilage
B. Reticular cartilage
C. Hyaline cartilage
D. Fibrocartilage
E. Sutural cartilage
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Question 4) An articular capsule is present in
A. fibrous joints.
B. fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints.
C. synovial joints.
D. fibrous joints and synovial joints.
E. all joints.
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Question 5) A fibrous joint contains a joint capsule.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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Question 6) A slightly mobile joint is referred to as a(n) _________.
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Question 7) Gomphoses
A. contain fluid-filled joint cavities.
B. are found only in tooth sockets.
C. consist of sheets of hyaline cartilage.
D. cover the tendons in the shoulder and coxal joints.
E. are also called saddle joints.
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Question 8) In a young person, the joint between the sphenoid bone and the occipital bone is a
A. suture.
B. synchondrosis.
C. syndesmosis.
D. symphysis.
E. gomphosis.
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Question 9) The interosseous membrane between the radius and the ulna is an example of a
A. synchondrosis.
B. suture.
C. synostosis.
D. synarthrosis.
E. syndesmosis.
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Question 10) A tendon sheath is a fat pad that fills the spaces that form when bones move.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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