1. In a/an _______________ joint, two bones are separated by a space withlubricating fluid in it.

2. Any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints, iscalled a/an _______________.

3. In a syndesmosis, two long bones are held together along most oftheir shafts by a sheet of fibrous tissue called the _______________

4. A collagenous cord or band that attaches a muscle to a bone iscalled a/an _______________, whereas one that attaches one bone to another is called a/an _______________.

5. In a _______________ joint, such as the temporomandibular joint, an ovalconvex surface on one bone inserts into a complementary depression on the other.

6. In a _______________ joint, such as the atlantoaxial joint, one bone has around process held by a ligament against the other bone, and the first bone rotates withrespect to the other.

7. When you make a fist, you are _______________ the interphalangeal joints.

8. When you press on the gas pedal of a car or stand on tiptoes toreach something on a high shelf, your foot is making a motion called _______________.

9. When you hold out your palm to receive something from anotherperson, your forearm makes a rotational movement called _______________.

10. The flexibility of a joint is measured in terms of its _______________, theangle through which it can move.

11. If a lever measures 5 cm from the point where a force is appliedto the fulcrum, and another 15 cm from the fulcrum to the point where the lever actsagainst a resistance (thus the level has a total length of 20 cm), it has a mechanicaladvantage of _______________.

12. The glenoid labrum is a cartilaginous ring that somewhat deepensthe _______________ joint.

13. The socket of the hip joint is called the _______________.

14. The anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments are found deepwithin the cavity of the _______________ joint.

15. Many joints have sacs filled with synovial fluid, called _______________,that ease or redirect the actions of tendons.

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