Testbank for Introduction to the Human Body 9th Edition by Tortora & Derrickson: Complete Test Bank with A+ Verified Questions for All Chapters

Test Bank for Introduction to the Human

Body 9th Edition Tortora & Derrickson All

Chapters A+ Grades

1. What function of the skeletal system is essential to proper function of all other cells

and tissues?

A) supporting soft tissues of the body

B) protecting delicate body structures

C) providing storage area for fats

D) producing blood cells - answer- D) producing blood cells




2. What is the role of the flat bones in the body?

A) height

B) shape

C) movement

D) length - answer- B) shape

, 3. A patient with severe osteoarthritis is having a surgical hip replacement. This is

possible because of the

type of joint found in the hip. What type is it?

A) pivot joint

B) gliding joint

C) ball-and-socket joint

D) hinge joint - answer- C) ball-and-socket joint




4. A nurse performing range-of-motion exercises on a bedfast patient moves the patients

chin down onto

the chest and then back to an upright position. The nurse then tilts the head as far as

possible to each

shoulder. What therapeutic movement is the nurse achieving with this exercise? Select all

that apply.

A) flexion

B) adduction

C) extension

D) dorsiflexion

E) pronation