A patient is suspected as having a fractured skull. When explaining this pathology to the patient, how should the nurse describe the joints between the cranial bones?
a. Pivot
b. Saddle
c. Gliding
d. Sutures
ANS: D
All of the joints between the cranial bones and those between most of the facial bones are immovable joints called sutures. A. Pivot joints are rotational and are found at the atlas and axis of the neck. B. Saddle joints move in several planes such as those of the thumb. C. Gliding joints move side-to-side such as those of the wrists.
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