NSG3160PracticeNCLEXQuestions
Exam4
Musculoskeletal&CompleteHealthAssessment
MultipleChoice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
____ 1. Apatientisbeingassessedforjointrange-of-motion.Thenurseaskshimtomovehisarmintoward
thecenterofhisbody.Whatisthismovementcalled?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
____ 2. Apatienttellsthenursetheyarehavingahardtimebringingtheirhandtotheirmouthwhentheyeat
ortrytobrushtheirteeth.Thenurseknowsthatforthepatienttomovetheirhandtotheirmouth,
theymustperformwhichmovement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
____ 3. Whatarethefunctionalunitsofthemusculoskeletalsystem?
a. Bones
b. Joints
c. Muscles
d. Tendons
____ 4. Whenreviewingthemusculoskeletalsystem,thenursewouldrecallthathematopoiesistakesplace
where?
a. Liver
b. Spleen
c. Kidneys
d. Bonemarrow
____ 5. Whatarethefibrousbandsthatrundirectlyfromonebonetoanother,strengthenthejoint,andhelp
preventmovementinundesirabledirectionscalled?
a. Bursa
b. Tendons
c. Cartilage
d. Ligaments
____ 6. Thenursenoticesthatsomeoneinanexerciseclassisunabletodoone-personjumprope.Whatdoes
thenurseknowthattheshouldermustbeabletodoinorderforsomeonetobeabletodoone-person
jumprope?
a. Inversion
b. Supination
c. Protraction
, d. Circumduction
____ 7. Whatisthearticulationofthemandibleandthetemporalbonecalled?
a. Intervertebralforamen
b. Condyleofthemandible
c. Temporomandibularjoint
d. Zygomaticarchofthetemporalbone
____ 8. Topalpatethetemporomandibularjoint,wherewouldthenurseplacehisorherfingers?
a. Thedepressioninferiortothetragusoftheear
b. Thedepressionsuperiortothetragusoftheear
c. Thedepressionanteriortothetragusoftheear
d. Thedepressionposteriortothetragusoftheear
____ 9. Ofthe33vertebraeinthespinalcolumn,whichiscorrect?
a. 5lumbar
b. 5thoracic
c. 7sacral
d. 12cervical
____ 10. Ifanimaginarylineweredrawnconnectingthehighestpointoneachiliaccrest.Whatvertebra
wouldthatlinecross?
a. Firstsacral
b. Fourthlumbar
c. Seventhcervical
d. Twelfththoracic
____ 11. Thenurseisexplainingtoapatientthatthereareshockabsorbersinhisbacktocushionthespine
andtohelpitmove.Whatisthenursereferringtoasshockabsorbers?
a. Vertebralcolumn
b. Nucleuspulposus
c. Vertebralforamen
d. Intervertebraldisks
____ 12. Thenurseisprovidingpatienteducationforapatientdiagnosedwitharotatorcuffinjury.When
explainingthestructuresinvolvedinthisinjury,whatwouldthenurseinclude?
a. Nucleuspulposus
b. Medialepicondyle
c. Glenohumeraljoint
d. Articularprocesses
____ 13. Duringaninterviewthepatientstates,“Icanfeelthisbumponthetopofbothofmyshoulders—it
doesn’thurtbutIamcuriousaboutwhatitmightbe.”Whatwouldthenursetellthispatient?
a. “Thatisthesubacromialbursa.”
b. “Thatistheacromionprocess.”
c. “Thatistheglenohumeraljoint.”
d. “Thatisthegreatertubercleofthehumerus.”
, ____ 14. Thenurseischeckingtherangeofmotioninapatient’skneeandknowsthatthekneeiscapableof
whichmovement(s)?
a. Circumduction
b. Flexionandextension
c. Inversionandeversion
d. Supinationandpronation
____ 15. Apatientisvisitingtheclinicforanevaluationofaswollen,painfulknuckle.Thenursenoticesthat
theknuckleabovetheringonthelefthandisswollenandthatthepatientisunabletoremovethe
weddingring.Whatisthenameofthispatient’saffectedjoint?
a. Tibiotalar
b. Interphalangeal
c. Tarsometatarsal
d. Metacarpophalangeal
____ 16. Thenurseisassessingapatient’sischialtuberosity.Howwouldthenursepositionthepatientto
palpatetheischialtuberosity?
a. Standing
b. Flexingthehip
c. Flexingtheknee
d. Lyinginthesupineposition
____ 17. Thenurseisexaminingthehipareaofapatientandpalpatesaflatdepressionontheupper,lateral
sideofthethighwhenthepatientisstanding.Whatisthenursepalpating?
a. Iliaccrest
b. Ischialtuberosity
c. Greatertrochanter
d. Gluteusmaximusmuscle
____ 18. Whatisarticulatedwiththetibiaandfibulaintheanklejoint?
a. Talus
b. Cuboid
c. Calcaneus
d. Cuneiformbones
____ 19. Awomanwhois8monthspregnantcommentsthatshehasnoticedachangeinherpostureandis
havinglowerbackpain.Thenursetellsherthatduringpregnancy,womenhaveapostureshiftto
compensatefortheenlargingfetus.Whatisthetermforthisshiftinposture?
a. Lordosis
b. Scoliosis
c. Ankylosis
d. Kyphosis
____ 20. An85-year-oldpatientcommentsduringhisannualphysicalexaminationthatheseemstobegetting
shorterasheages.Whydoesheightdecreasewithaging?
a. Thevertebralcolumnshortens.
b. Longbonestendtoshortenwithage.
c. Asignificantlossofsubcutaneousfatoccurs.
Exam4
Musculoskeletal&CompleteHealthAssessment
MultipleChoice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
____ 1. Apatientisbeingassessedforjointrange-of-motion.Thenurseaskshimtomovehisarmintoward
thecenterofhisbody.Whatisthismovementcalled?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
____ 2. Apatienttellsthenursetheyarehavingahardtimebringingtheirhandtotheirmouthwhentheyeat
ortrytobrushtheirteeth.Thenurseknowsthatforthepatienttomovetheirhandtotheirmouth,
theymustperformwhichmovement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
____ 3. Whatarethefunctionalunitsofthemusculoskeletalsystem?
a. Bones
b. Joints
c. Muscles
d. Tendons
____ 4. Whenreviewingthemusculoskeletalsystem,thenursewouldrecallthathematopoiesistakesplace
where?
a. Liver
b. Spleen
c. Kidneys
d. Bonemarrow
____ 5. Whatarethefibrousbandsthatrundirectlyfromonebonetoanother,strengthenthejoint,andhelp
preventmovementinundesirabledirectionscalled?
a. Bursa
b. Tendons
c. Cartilage
d. Ligaments
____ 6. Thenursenoticesthatsomeoneinanexerciseclassisunabletodoone-personjumprope.Whatdoes
thenurseknowthattheshouldermustbeabletodoinorderforsomeonetobeabletodoone-person
jumprope?
a. Inversion
b. Supination
c. Protraction
, d. Circumduction
____ 7. Whatisthearticulationofthemandibleandthetemporalbonecalled?
a. Intervertebralforamen
b. Condyleofthemandible
c. Temporomandibularjoint
d. Zygomaticarchofthetemporalbone
____ 8. Topalpatethetemporomandibularjoint,wherewouldthenurseplacehisorherfingers?
a. Thedepressioninferiortothetragusoftheear
b. Thedepressionsuperiortothetragusoftheear
c. Thedepressionanteriortothetragusoftheear
d. Thedepressionposteriortothetragusoftheear
____ 9. Ofthe33vertebraeinthespinalcolumn,whichiscorrect?
a. 5lumbar
b. 5thoracic
c. 7sacral
d. 12cervical
____ 10. Ifanimaginarylineweredrawnconnectingthehighestpointoneachiliaccrest.Whatvertebra
wouldthatlinecross?
a. Firstsacral
b. Fourthlumbar
c. Seventhcervical
d. Twelfththoracic
____ 11. Thenurseisexplainingtoapatientthatthereareshockabsorbersinhisbacktocushionthespine
andtohelpitmove.Whatisthenursereferringtoasshockabsorbers?
a. Vertebralcolumn
b. Nucleuspulposus
c. Vertebralforamen
d. Intervertebraldisks
____ 12. Thenurseisprovidingpatienteducationforapatientdiagnosedwitharotatorcuffinjury.When
explainingthestructuresinvolvedinthisinjury,whatwouldthenurseinclude?
a. Nucleuspulposus
b. Medialepicondyle
c. Glenohumeraljoint
d. Articularprocesses
____ 13. Duringaninterviewthepatientstates,“Icanfeelthisbumponthetopofbothofmyshoulders—it
doesn’thurtbutIamcuriousaboutwhatitmightbe.”Whatwouldthenursetellthispatient?
a. “Thatisthesubacromialbursa.”
b. “Thatistheacromionprocess.”
c. “Thatistheglenohumeraljoint.”
d. “Thatisthegreatertubercleofthehumerus.”
, ____ 14. Thenurseischeckingtherangeofmotioninapatient’skneeandknowsthatthekneeiscapableof
whichmovement(s)?
a. Circumduction
b. Flexionandextension
c. Inversionandeversion
d. Supinationandpronation
____ 15. Apatientisvisitingtheclinicforanevaluationofaswollen,painfulknuckle.Thenursenoticesthat
theknuckleabovetheringonthelefthandisswollenandthatthepatientisunabletoremovethe
weddingring.Whatisthenameofthispatient’saffectedjoint?
a. Tibiotalar
b. Interphalangeal
c. Tarsometatarsal
d. Metacarpophalangeal
____ 16. Thenurseisassessingapatient’sischialtuberosity.Howwouldthenursepositionthepatientto
palpatetheischialtuberosity?
a. Standing
b. Flexingthehip
c. Flexingtheknee
d. Lyinginthesupineposition
____ 17. Thenurseisexaminingthehipareaofapatientandpalpatesaflatdepressionontheupper,lateral
sideofthethighwhenthepatientisstanding.Whatisthenursepalpating?
a. Iliaccrest
b. Ischialtuberosity
c. Greatertrochanter
d. Gluteusmaximusmuscle
____ 18. Whatisarticulatedwiththetibiaandfibulaintheanklejoint?
a. Talus
b. Cuboid
c. Calcaneus
d. Cuneiformbones
____ 19. Awomanwhois8monthspregnantcommentsthatshehasnoticedachangeinherpostureandis
havinglowerbackpain.Thenursetellsherthatduringpregnancy,womenhaveapostureshiftto
compensatefortheenlargingfetus.Whatisthetermforthisshiftinposture?
a. Lordosis
b. Scoliosis
c. Ankylosis
d. Kyphosis
____ 20. An85-year-oldpatientcommentsduringhisannualphysicalexaminationthatheseemstobegetting
shorterasheages.Whydoesheightdecreasewithaging?
a. Thevertebralcolumnshortens.
b. Longbonestendtoshortenwithage.
c. Asignificantlossofsubcutaneousfatoccurs.
