Freely Movable Joints
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What is true about nereis, scorpion, cockroach and silverfish?
They all have jointed paired appendages
They all belong to the same phylum
They all possess dorsal heart
None of them is aquatic
What is the difference between hinge joints and pivotal joints?
What is a ball and socket joint?
Which of the following is an example of ball and socket joint in the body?
Joint between upper arm and lower arm
Joint between atlas and axis vertebra of the backbone
Joint between bones of fingers and toes
Hip joint
There are three bones of the hip- ilium, ischium and pubis that come together to form a cavity called the ____________, for attachment of femur.
Accordion
Fibrocartilage
acetabulum
Glenoid cavity
Which of the following is not a hinge joint?
Finger
Elbow
Knee
Shoulder
The shoulder joint, the knee joint, are also called as synovial joints. They allow a considerable degree of movement.
False
True
- Hinge joints
- Ellipsoid joints
- Pivot joints
- Synovial joints
There are three bones of the hip: ilium, ischium and pubis, which come together to form a cavity called the ____________, for the attachment of the femur.
Accordion
Glenoid cavity
Fibrocartilage
acetabulum
- 2 pairs
- 4 pairs
- 6 pairs
- 8 pairs
- Glenoid
- Obturator foremen
- Clavicular
- Acetabulum
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 5
1.Ball and socket joint
2.Pivot joint
3.Hinge joint
4.Cartilaginous joint
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 4
- 1, 2, and 3
- 1 and 3
- Saddle joint
- Fibrous joint
- Cartilaginous joint
- Pivot joint
- Hinge joint
- Pivot joint
- Immovable joint
- Ball and socket joint
- Cranial cavity
- Freely movable joints
- Spinal cavity
- Fixed joints
- Thumb and trapezium
- Humerus and scapula
- First and second vertebra
- Humerus and radio-ulna
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.
- Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
- Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
- Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
- Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect
- Femur and tibio-fibula
- Humerus and glenoid cavity
- Occipital condyle and odontoid process
- Zygapophyses of adjacent vertebrae
- Synovial
- Freely movable
- Slightly movable
- Immovable or fibrous joints
The articulation of femur and pelvic girdle is an example of ..........
- Angular Ellipsoid joint
- Gliding joint
- Pivotal joint
- Ball and Socket joint
- Biaxial
- Nonaxial
- Uniaxial
- Multiaxial
- Pivot
- Saddle
- Hinge
- Gliding
Reason (R): Shoulders have ball and socket joint.
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A).
- Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A).
- (A) is true and (R) is false.
- Both (A) are (R) are false.
(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.
- (i) Ball and socket joint, (ii) 140, (iii) 33, (iv) Hinge joint.
- (i) Fixed joint, (ii) 126, (iii) 33, (iv) saddle joint.
- (i) Pivot joint, (ii) 126, (iii) 26, (iv) Ball and socket joint.
- (i) Pivot joint, (ii) 130, (iii) 26, (iv) Ball and socket joint.