ADVANCED NR509 WEEK 3 LATEST PRACTICE EXERCISE,
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE (2026)
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move
his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension. - ANSWER - c. Adduction.
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth
when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her
hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension - ANSWER - a. Flexion
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons. - ANSWER - a. Joints.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes
place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
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,d. Bone marrow. - ANSWER - d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and
help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b. .. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments. - ANSWER - d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The nurse
is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a. .. Inversion.
b. Supination..
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - ANSWER - d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone. - ANSWER - c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed in the
depression
of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b. .. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus - ANSWER - c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
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, a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical. - ANSWER - a. 5 lumbar.
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic - ANSWER - b. Fourth lumbar
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to cushion
the spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his:
a. Vertebral column.
b. Nucleus pulposus.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Intervertebral disks. - ANSWER - d. Intervertebral disks.
The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with a
rotator cuff injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus.
b. .. Articular processes..
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint. - ANSWER - d. Glenohumeral joint.
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my
shoulders—it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell
the patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
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COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE QUESTIONS & VERIFIED
ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE (2026)
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him to move
his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension. - ANSWER - c. Adduction.
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her mouth
when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for her to move her
hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension - ANSWER - a. Flexion
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons. - ANSWER - a. Joints.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes
place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
pg. 1
,d. Bone marrow. - ANSWER - d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint and
help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b. .. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments. - ANSWER - d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The nurse
is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a. .. Inversion.
b. Supination..
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - ANSWER - d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone. - ANSWER - c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed in the
depression
of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b. .. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus - ANSWER - c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
pg. 2
, a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical. - ANSWER - a. 5 lumbar.
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic - ANSWER - b. Fourth lumbar
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are shock absorbers in his back to cushion
the spine and to help it move. The nurse is referring to his:
a. Vertebral column.
b. Nucleus pulposus.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Intervertebral disks. - ANSWER - d. Intervertebral disks.
The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with a
rotator cuff injury. The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
a. Nucleus pulposus.
b. .. Articular processes..
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint. - ANSWER - d. Glenohumeral joint.
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my
shoulders—it doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell
the patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
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