NUR 245 Final Exam 2026/2027 – Questions With
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A patient is being assessed for range- ANS: C
of-joint movement. The nurse asks him Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is
to move his arm in toward the center called adduction; moving a limb away from the
of his body. This movement is called: midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is
a. Flexion. bending a limb at a joint; and extension is
b. Abduction. straightening a limb at a joint.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
,A patient tells the nurse that she is ANS: A
having a hard time bringing her hand Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to
to her mouth when she eats or tries to move the hand to the mouth. Extension is
brush her teeth. The nurse knows that straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward
for her to move her hand to her mouth, the midline of the body is called adduction; abduction
she must perform which movement? is moving a limb away from the midline of the body.
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
The functional units of the ANS: A
musculoskeletal system are the: Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal
a. Joints. system because they permit the mobility needed to
b. Bones. perform the activities of daily living. The skeleton
c. Muscles. (bones) is the framework of the body. The other
d. Tendons. options are not correct.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal ANS: D
system, the nurse recalls that The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and
hematopoiesis takes place in the: protect the inner vital organs, to support the body, to
a. Liver. produce red blood cells in the bone marrow
b. Spleen. (hematopoiesis), and to store minerals. The other
c. Kidneys. options are not correct.
d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from ANS: D
one bone to another that strengthen Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to
the joint and help prevent movement another that strengthen the joint and help prevent
in undesirable directions are called: movement in undesirable directions are called
a. Bursa. ligaments. The other options are not correct.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
,The nurse notices that a woman in an ANS: D
exercise class is unable to jump rope. Circumduction is defined as moving the arm in a circle
The nurse is aware that to jump rope, around the shoulder. The other options are not
ones shoulder has to be capable of: correct
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and ANS: C
the temporal bone is known as the: The articulation of the mandible and the temporal
a. Intervertebral foramen. bone is the temporomandibular joint. The other
b. Condyle of the mandible. responses are not correct.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal
bone.
To palpate the temporomandibular ANS: C
joint, the nurses fingers should be The temporomandibular joint can be felt in the
placed in the depression __________ of the depression anterior to the tragus of the ear. The other
ear. locations are not correct.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal ANS: A
column, there are: There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral,
a. 5 lumbar. and 3 to 4 coccygeal vertebrae in the spinal column.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
, An imaginary line connecting the ANS: B
highest point on each iliac crest would An imaginary line connecting the highest point on
cross the __________ vertebra. each iliac crest crosses the fourth lumbar vertebra.
a. First sacral The other options are not correct.
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
The nurse is explaining to a patient that ANS: D
there are shock absorbers in his back Intervertebral disks are elastic fibrocartilaginous
to cushion the spine and to help it plates that cushion the spine similar to shock
move. The nurse is referring to his: absorbers and help it move. The vertebral column is
a. Vertebral column. the spinal column itself. The nucleus pulposus is
b. Nucleus pulposus. located in the center of each disk. The vertebral
c. Vertebral foramen. foramen is the channel, or opening, for the spinal cord
d. Intervertebral disks. in the vertebrae.
The nurse is providing patient ANS: D
education for a man who has been A rotator cuff injury involves the glenohumeral joint,
diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury. which is enclosed by a group of four powerful
The nurse knows that a rotator cuff muscles and tendons that support and stabilize it. The
injury involves the: nucleus pulposus is located in the center of each
a. Nucleus pulposus. intervertebral disk. The articular processes are
b. Articular processes. projections in each vertebral disk that lock onto the
c. Medial epicondyle. next vertebra, thereby stabilizing the spinal column.
d. Glenohumeral joint. The medial epicondyle is located at the elbow.
During an interview the patient states, I ANS: B
can feel this bump on the top of both The bump of the scapulas acromion process is felt at
of my shouldersit doesnt hurt but I am the very top of the shoulder. The other options are not
curious about what it might be. The correct.
nurse should tell the patient that it is
his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
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A patient is being assessed for range- ANS: C
of-joint movement. The nurse asks him Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is
to move his arm in toward the center called adduction; moving a limb away from the
of his body. This movement is called: midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is
a. Flexion. bending a limb at a joint; and extension is
b. Abduction. straightening a limb at a joint.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
,A patient tells the nurse that she is ANS: A
having a hard time bringing her hand Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to
to her mouth when she eats or tries to move the hand to the mouth. Extension is
brush her teeth. The nurse knows that straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward
for her to move her hand to her mouth, the midline of the body is called adduction; abduction
she must perform which movement? is moving a limb away from the midline of the body.
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
The functional units of the ANS: A
musculoskeletal system are the: Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal
a. Joints. system because they permit the mobility needed to
b. Bones. perform the activities of daily living. The skeleton
c. Muscles. (bones) is the framework of the body. The other
d. Tendons. options are not correct.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal ANS: D
system, the nurse recalls that The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and
hematopoiesis takes place in the: protect the inner vital organs, to support the body, to
a. Liver. produce red blood cells in the bone marrow
b. Spleen. (hematopoiesis), and to store minerals. The other
c. Kidneys. options are not correct.
d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from ANS: D
one bone to another that strengthen Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to
the joint and help prevent movement another that strengthen the joint and help prevent
in undesirable directions are called: movement in undesirable directions are called
a. Bursa. ligaments. The other options are not correct.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
,The nurse notices that a woman in an ANS: D
exercise class is unable to jump rope. Circumduction is defined as moving the arm in a circle
The nurse is aware that to jump rope, around the shoulder. The other options are not
ones shoulder has to be capable of: correct
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and ANS: C
the temporal bone is known as the: The articulation of the mandible and the temporal
a. Intervertebral foramen. bone is the temporomandibular joint. The other
b. Condyle of the mandible. responses are not correct.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal
bone.
To palpate the temporomandibular ANS: C
joint, the nurses fingers should be The temporomandibular joint can be felt in the
placed in the depression __________ of the depression anterior to the tragus of the ear. The other
ear. locations are not correct.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal ANS: A
column, there are: There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral,
a. 5 lumbar. and 3 to 4 coccygeal vertebrae in the spinal column.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
, An imaginary line connecting the ANS: B
highest point on each iliac crest would An imaginary line connecting the highest point on
cross the __________ vertebra. each iliac crest crosses the fourth lumbar vertebra.
a. First sacral The other options are not correct.
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
The nurse is explaining to a patient that ANS: D
there are shock absorbers in his back Intervertebral disks are elastic fibrocartilaginous
to cushion the spine and to help it plates that cushion the spine similar to shock
move. The nurse is referring to his: absorbers and help it move. The vertebral column is
a. Vertebral column. the spinal column itself. The nucleus pulposus is
b. Nucleus pulposus. located in the center of each disk. The vertebral
c. Vertebral foramen. foramen is the channel, or opening, for the spinal cord
d. Intervertebral disks. in the vertebrae.
The nurse is providing patient ANS: D
education for a man who has been A rotator cuff injury involves the glenohumeral joint,
diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury. which is enclosed by a group of four powerful
The nurse knows that a rotator cuff muscles and tendons that support and stabilize it. The
injury involves the: nucleus pulposus is located in the center of each
a. Nucleus pulposus. intervertebral disk. The articular processes are
b. Articular processes. projections in each vertebral disk that lock onto the
c. Medial epicondyle. next vertebra, thereby stabilizing the spinal column.
d. Glenohumeral joint. The medial epicondyle is located at the elbow.
During an interview the patient states, I ANS: B
can feel this bump on the top of both The bump of the scapulas acromion process is felt at
of my shouldersit doesnt hurt but I am the very top of the shoulder. The other options are not
curious about what it might be. The correct.
nurse should tell the patient that it is
his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
