Free Joints MCQs with Answers
49 Joints MCQs from Biology, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
Joints are connections between bones that provide movement, stability or both. Coverage includes fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial joints, the structure of a synovial joint, cartilage, ligaments and synovial fluid, and the difference between ligaments that join bones and tendons that attach muscle to bone.
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- A. Fibrous joints
- B. Cartilaginous joints
- C. Synovial Joints
- D. Slightly moveable joints
Explanation: The joints between the bones of the skull are sutures, in which the bones are joined by dense fibrous connective tissue, so they are…
Correct answer: Fibrous joints- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
Explanation: Only B is correct because it represents the acetabulum, the true socket where the head of the femur fits.
Correct answer: B- A. Distal ends of tibia-fibula and tarsal bones
- B. Distal ends of tibia-fibula and carpal bones
- C. Proximal end of tibia-fibula and tarsal bones
- D. Proximal end of tibia-fibula and carpal bones
Explanation: The ankle joint, also known as the talocrural joint, is formed by the articulation of the distal ends of the tibia and fibula with the…
Correct answer: Distal ends of tibia-fibula and tarsal bones- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 4
- D. 6
Explanation: The correct answer is 1. In the diagram of the human knee joint, only one ligament is clearly visible.
Correct answer: 1- A. 2
- B. 4
- C. 5
- D. 6
Explanation: The pelvic girdle typically consists of two major joints: the sacroiliac joint (each connecting the sacrum to the ilium of the pelvis on…
Correct answer: 2- A. Hold bones together and keep them stable
- B. Provide strength to the associated muscles of joints
- C. Secrete synovial fluid which allows joints to move smoothly
- D. Absorb the synovial fluid which is enclosed in the joint capsule
Explanation: The correct answer is Option C: secrete synovial fluid which allows joints to move smoothly.
Correct answer: Secrete synovial fluid which allows joints to move smoothly- A. A
- B. B
- C. C
- D. D
Explanation: D represents pivot joint. Proximal radioulnar joint is a pivot joint, allowing rotational movement of the forearm..
Correct answer: D- A. Hinge joints
- B. Saddle joints
- C. Biaxial joints
- D. Gliding joints
Explanation: Your fingers are able to flex and extend. This type of motion is bidirectional, but along only one axis.
Correct answer: Hinge joints- A. Freely movable joints
- B. Slightly movable joints
- C. Immovable joints
- D. None of these
Explanation: The hinge joint shows movement in one plane while the ball and socket joints allow movement in three planes.
Correct answer: Freely movable joints- A. Synovial joint
- B. Fibrous joint
- C. Cartilaginous joint
- D. None of these joints
Explanation: The root of the tooth and the socket of the mandible and the maxilla is an example of a fibrous joints.
Correct answer: Fibrous joint- A. Gliding joint
- B. Ball and socket joint
- C. Pivot joint
- D. Hinge joint
Explanation: The hip joint allows movement in all directions, including rotation. This wide range of motion is characteristic of a ball and socket…
Correct answer: Ball and socket joint- A. Articular capsule
- B. Articular cartilage
- C. Synovial fluid
- D. Fibrocartilage
Explanation: Fibrocartilage is the tough, very strong tissue found predominantly in the intervertebral disks and at the insertions of ligaments and…
Correct answer: Fibrocartilage- A. Ellipsoidal
- B. Gomphosis
- C. Syndesmosis
- D. None of these options are correct
Explanation: Classification of joints is given below:
Correct answer: None of these options are correct- A. Fibrous Joints
- B. Cartilaginous Joints
- C. Synovial Joints
- D. None of these
Explanation: Option A is correct since fibrous joints are connected by dense, tough connective tissue that is rich in collagen fibers.
Correct answer: Fibrous Joints- A. Ankles
- B. Skull
- C. Vertebrae
- D. Elbow
- E. Shoulder
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: Vertebrae- A. Shoulder
- B. Wrist
- C. Elbow
- D. Knee
Explanation: The "ball" is the top, rounded part of the humerus, and the "socket" is the bowl-shaped part of the scapula,into which the ball fits.
Correct answer: Shoulder- A. Intervertebral disc
- B. Skul bones
- C. Costal cartilage
- D. Pubic symphysis
Explanation: The bones of the skull are an example. The immovable joints between the plates of the skull are known as sutures.
Correct answer: Skul bones- A. Fibrous joints
- B. Synovial joints
- C. Cartilaginous joints
- D. Gliding joints
Explanation: Both pubic symphysis and intervertebral discs are types of cartilaginous joints.
Correct answer: Cartilaginous joints- A. Thick, soft, and flexible
- B. Thin, soft, and flexible
- C. Thin, hard, and immovable
- D. Thick, hard, and flexible
Explanation: At joints, the exoskeleton is quite thin and flexible as it lacks a cuticle and helps in the movement of muscles of the arthropods.
Correct answer: Thin, soft, and flexible- A. Ball and socket
- B. Pivot
- C. Hinge
- D. Fibrous
Explanation: The joint in the neck that allows the head to move back and forth is an example of a pivot joint.This option is not correct.
Correct answer: Pivot