Joints: practice question

The best answer is D, Pivot synovial joint. The atlanto-axial articulation is a pivot synovial joint in which the atlas rotates around the dens of the axis during head turning.

Fibrous sutures are immobile skull articulations.

Hinge joints mainly permit flexion and extension.

Saddle joints allow biaxial movement such as at thumb base.

It tests Joints in Anatomy. The correct option holds because: Correct: atlanto-axial rotation occurs at a pivot joint.

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

Learn every nerve by its route, its muscles and what a lesion looks like at the bedside. That one habit answers a large share of questions. Then use the flashcards and the other Anatomy questions on this site to test what stuck.

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