BMS107 Past Test Questions
Chapter 9, Fall 2009

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1. Which one of the following is true?
   1. In a suture, the bones are held together by short fibers.
   2. In a symphysis, the bones are held together by fibrocartilage.
   3. In a synovial joint, the bones are held together by the fibrous layer of the joint capsule.
   4. All of the above are true.
   
   
2. Two terms that correctly apply to joints at which the bones are "freely movable," such as the glenohumeral joint in the shoulder, are
   1. synovial and diarthrotic
   2. synovial and amphiarthrotic
   3. cartilaginous and diarthrotic
   4. cartilaginous and amphiarthrotic
   
   
3. Where are synovial membranes located?
   1. on the exposed surfaces of the articular cartilages
   2. on the deep (inner) surfaces of joint capsules
   3. on the superficial (outer) surface of joint capsules
   4. on the superficial (outer) surfaces of bursae
   
   
4. The primary function of synovial fluid is to
   1. lubricate the surfaces of articular cartilage
   2. nourish chondrocytes in articular cartilage
   3. maintain flexibility of the fibrous capsule
   4. both A. and B.
   5. both A. and C.
   
   

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