Advanced 2026/2027 NR509 Week 3 Test
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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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Bank,Questions and Correct Verified
Answers.
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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