Joints
Joints: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Scapula, Vertebra, Clavicle, Humerus, Ulna, Carpal, Metacarpal, Phalanges, Fibula, Tibia Bone, Appendicular Skeleton, Patella, Thoracic Vertebrae, Lumbar Vertebrae, Sacral Vertebrae, Coccygeal Vertebrae, etc.
Important Questions on Joints


________ are vital to proper biomechanical gait as they form a major weight-bearing area distally at their heads.

Injury and disruption of the articulation between the medial cuneiform and the second metatarsal base is commonly known as _____.

Each of the metatarsal bones articulates proximally with a tarsal bone.


The metatarsal bones are the long bones in your foot.

_____ is the largest tarsal bone and lies underneath the talus where it constitutes the heel.

The talus is the most superior of the tarsal bones.



Three articulations allow for extension and flexion at the elbow joint.

The radius is one of two long bones that make up the human _____.

The distal radio ulnar articulations the joint present between radius and ulna.

_____type of joint movement does the radius do. (Rotation and fixation/Supination and pronation)

Damage to _____ artery is MOST likely to cause avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

Inter trochanteric line femoral bony landmark represents the distal anterior attachment of the hip joint capsule.

The proximal aspect of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the pelvis to form the_____.

Horses have an average of _____ coccygeal vertebrae.

