NUR 1028 Test 1 questions with correct answers

What is mobility? - Answer The bodies way of moving around What are the components of skeletal system? - Answer bones and joints What are the components of the muscular system? - Answer muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage Cartilage is classified as what? - Answer flexible connective tissue ligaments connect to what? - Answer Connect bone to bone Muscles attach to what? - Answer bones tendons connect? - Answer muscle to bone What are growth plates called? - Answer epiphyseal plates abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back condition) - Answer lordosis excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back. - Answer kyphosis As adults age, what happens to bone remodeling? - Answer it decreases What is lifespan considerations for the elderly? - Answer atrophy and range of motion decreases