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Musculoskeletal System NCLEX Questions
With Correct Answers A+
The bone cells that function in the resorption of bone tissue are called
a. osteoids.
b. osteocytes.
c. osteoclasts.
d. osteoblasts. - Answer✔Correct answer: c
Rationale: Osteoclasts participate in bone remodeling by assisting in the breakdown of bone
tissue.
While performing passive range of motion for a patient, the nurse puts the ankle joint through the
movements of (select all that apply)
a. flexion and extension.
b. inversion and eversion.
c. pronation and supination
d. flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
e. pronation, supination, rotation, and circumduction. - Answer✔Correct answers: a, b
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Rationale: Common movements that occur at the ankle include inversion, eversion, flexion, and
extension.
To prevent muscle atrophy, the nurse teaches the patient with a leg immobilized in traction to
perform (select all that apply)
a. flexion contractions.
b. tetanic contractions.
c. isotonic contractions.
d. isometric contractions.
e. extension contractions. - Answer✔Correct answer: d
Rationale: Isometric contractions increase the tension within a muscle but do not produce
movement. Repeated isometric contractions make muscles grow larger and stronger. Muscular
atrophy (i.e., decrease in size) occurs with the absence of contraction that results from
immobility.
A patient with tendonitis asks what the tendon does. The nurse's response is based on the
knowledge that tendons
a. connect bone to muscle.
b. provide strength to muscle.
c. lubricate joints with synovial fluid.
d. relieve friction between moving parts. - Answer✔Correct answer: a
Rationale: Tendons are composed of dense, fibrous connective tissue that contains bundles of
closely packed collagen fibers arranged in the same plane for additional strength. They connect
the muscle sheath to adjacent bone.
The increased risk for falls in the older adult is most likely due to
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Musculoskeletal System NCLEX Questions
With Correct Answers A+
The bone cells that function in the resorption of bone tissue are called
a. osteoids.
b. osteocytes.
c. osteoclasts.
d. osteoblasts. - Answer✔Correct answer: c
Rationale: Osteoclasts participate in bone remodeling by assisting in the breakdown of bone
tissue.
While performing passive range of motion for a patient, the nurse puts the ankle joint through the
movements of (select all that apply)
a. flexion and extension.
b. inversion and eversion.
c. pronation and supination
d. flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction.
e. pronation, supination, rotation, and circumduction. - Answer✔Correct answers: a, b
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Rationale: Common movements that occur at the ankle include inversion, eversion, flexion, and
extension.
To prevent muscle atrophy, the nurse teaches the patient with a leg immobilized in traction to
perform (select all that apply)
a. flexion contractions.
b. tetanic contractions.
c. isotonic contractions.
d. isometric contractions.
e. extension contractions. - Answer✔Correct answer: d
Rationale: Isometric contractions increase the tension within a muscle but do not produce
movement. Repeated isometric contractions make muscles grow larger and stronger. Muscular
atrophy (i.e., decrease in size) occurs with the absence of contraction that results from
immobility.
A patient with tendonitis asks what the tendon does. The nurse's response is based on the
knowledge that tendons
a. connect bone to muscle.
b. provide strength to muscle.
c. lubricate joints with synovial fluid.
d. relieve friction between moving parts. - Answer✔Correct answer: a
Rationale: Tendons are composed of dense, fibrous connective tissue that contains bundles of
closely packed collagen fibers arranged in the same plane for additional strength. They connect
the muscle sheath to adjacent bone.
The increased risk for falls in the older adult is most likely due to
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