INTRODUCTORY MEDICAL SURGICAL
NURSING LORETTA PRACTICE REVIEW 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS SOLUTION APPROVED A+
◉ Arthrogram. Answer: Uses radiopaque contrast or air injected into
a joint to view irregular surfaces and movement of the joint.
◉ Arthroscopy. Answer: The internal inspection of a joint using an
instrument called an arthroscope.
◉ Bone Scan. Answer: Uses the intravenous injection of a
radionuclide to detect the uptake of the radioactive substance by the
bone.
◉ Bursa. Answer: Small sacs filled with synovial fluid.
◉ Cancellous Bone (Spongy Bone). Answer: Bony tissue that is light
and contains many spaces.
◉ Cartilage. Answer: A firm, dense type of connective tissue that
consists of cells embedded in a substance called the matrix.
, ◉ Cortical Bone (Compact Bone). Answer: Bony tissue that is dense
and hard.
◉ Diaphyses. Answer: Long shafts of bones in the arms and legs.
◉ Epiphyses. Answer: Rounded, irregular ends of long bones and is
found chiefly in the long shafts.
◉ Joint. Answer: The junction between two or more bones.
◉ Ligaments. Answer: These consist of fibrous tissue and connect
two adjacent, freely movable bones.
◉ Osteoblasts. Answer: Cells that build bones.
◉ Osteoclasts. Answer: Bone destroying cells. (Destruction,
Resorption, Remodeling)
◉ Osteocytes. Answer: Mature bone cells involved in maintaining
bone tissue.
◉ Periosteum. Answer: A layer of tissue that covers the bones but
not the joints.
NURSING LORETTA PRACTICE REVIEW 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS SOLUTION APPROVED A+
◉ Arthrogram. Answer: Uses radiopaque contrast or air injected into
a joint to view irregular surfaces and movement of the joint.
◉ Arthroscopy. Answer: The internal inspection of a joint using an
instrument called an arthroscope.
◉ Bone Scan. Answer: Uses the intravenous injection of a
radionuclide to detect the uptake of the radioactive substance by the
bone.
◉ Bursa. Answer: Small sacs filled with synovial fluid.
◉ Cancellous Bone (Spongy Bone). Answer: Bony tissue that is light
and contains many spaces.
◉ Cartilage. Answer: A firm, dense type of connective tissue that
consists of cells embedded in a substance called the matrix.
, ◉ Cortical Bone (Compact Bone). Answer: Bony tissue that is dense
and hard.
◉ Diaphyses. Answer: Long shafts of bones in the arms and legs.
◉ Epiphyses. Answer: Rounded, irregular ends of long bones and is
found chiefly in the long shafts.
◉ Joint. Answer: The junction between two or more bones.
◉ Ligaments. Answer: These consist of fibrous tissue and connect
two adjacent, freely movable bones.
◉ Osteoblasts. Answer: Cells that build bones.
◉ Osteoclasts. Answer: Bone destroying cells. (Destruction,
Resorption, Remodeling)
◉ Osteocytes. Answer: Mature bone cells involved in maintaining
bone tissue.
◉ Periosteum. Answer: A layer of tissue that covers the bones but
not the joints.
