In which of the following joints, the spherical or hemispherical head of one bone articulates with the cuplike socket of another?
a) hinge joints
b) ball-and-socket joints
c) fibrous joints
d) cartilaginous joints
Explanation: a joint in which the rounded surface of a bone moves within a depression on another bone, allowing greater freedom of movement than any other kind of joint.
Which of the following is most freely moveable joints?
a) ball-and-socket joints
b) fibrous joints
c) cartilaginous joints
d) hinge joints
Explanation: these joints can move in all direction
Which of the following is/are the example/s of ball-and-socket joints?
a) elbow and knee
b) shoulder
c) hip
d) both a and b
Disorders of Skeleton:
Deformities of skeleton may be…………
a) genetic or hormonal
b) due to the effects of nutrient deficiency
c) environmental
d) both a and b
Disc slip or herniation is concerned to…
a) fibrous joints
b) cartilaginous joints
c) synovial joints
d) all of these
