Chapter 14 MS Joints & Muscles

Question 1

Articular cartilage

Answer 1

Smooth layer of firm fibrous tissue covering the contracting surface of joints

Question 2

Meniscus

Answer 2

Crescent shaped cartilage found in the knee

Question 3

Intervertebral disk

Answer 3

Cartilaginous pad found between the vertebrae in the spine

Question 4

Pubic symphysis

Answer 4

Cartilaginous joint at which two pubic bones come together anteriorly at the midline

Question 5

Synovia

Answer 5

Fluid secreted by the synovial membrane and found in joint cavities

Question 6

Bursa

Answer 6

Fluid filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another

Question 7

Ligament

Answer 7

Flexible tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at a joint

Question 8

Tendon

Answer 8

Band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

Question 9

Aponeurosis

Answer 9

Strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon to attach muscle to bone

Question 10

Skeletal muscles

Answer 10

Attached to bones by tendons and make body movement possible. Skeletal muscles produce action by pulling and working in pairs. They are voluntary muscles because we have control over them.

Question 11

Smooth muscles

Answer 11

Located in internal organs such as the walls of blood vessels and the digestive tract. They respond to impulses from the autonomic nerves and are not controlled voluntarily.

Question 12

Cardiac muscle

Answer 12

Forms most of the wall of the heart. It’s involuntary contraction produces the heartbeat.