HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2 (NR 304) EXAM
2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Abduction - ANSMovement of a limb going away from the midline or median plane of
the body along the frontal plane. Also used to describe movement of fingers and toes
when spreading apart.
Adduction - ANSMovement of a limb going toward the midline of the body. Also used to
describe movement of the fingers and toes coming together
Allis sign - ANSUsed to detect unequal leg length. The nurse is positioned at infant's
feet while infant is supine. The nurse flexes the infants knees keeping the femurs
aligned and compares the height of the knees.
Atrophy - ANSTranslucent, dry, paper like, sometimes wrinkled skin surface resulting
from thinning or wasting of the skin due to loss of collagen and elastin.
Barlow's sign - ANSThe presence of a click or clunk when the hips are manually
externally rotated with the knee flexed
Bursae - ANSSmall synovial fluid filled sacs. Some ligaments are protected from friction
by these
Calcaneus - ANSHeel bone inferior to the talus, stablized by a set of taut ligaments that
are anchors from bony prominences at the distal ends of the tibia and fibula
Circumduction - ANSMovement at which a limb describes a cone in space, while the
distal end of the limb moves in a circle where the joint itself moves only slightly in the
joint cavity.
Crepitation - ANSCrunching feeling under the skin caused by air leaking into
subcutaneous tissue
Dorsiflexion - ANSFlexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot
approaches the shin.
Eversion - ANSSole of foot faces laterally
, Extension - ANSIncreases the angle between the articulating bones
Flaccid - ANSLacking firmness and muscle tone
Fracture - ANSA partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone from trauma
Genu Valgum - ANSBowlegs. Before learning to walk, infants tend to exhibit this.
Genu Varum - ANSKnock knees. By age 4, most children tend to exhibit this.
Hyperextension - ANSBending of a joint beyond 180 degrees
Inversion - ANSSole of the foot turns medially.
Opposition - ANSThe thumb is only allowed at the saddle joint between metacarpal 1
and the carpels. It is the movement of touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers
of the same hand.
Ottolani's sign - ANSPresence of a click or clunk when the hips are flexed
Pronation - ANSMovements of the radius around the ulna. The palm moves to face
posteriorly or inferiorly
Protraction - ANSNon-angular anterior movement in a transverse plane
Retraction - ANSNon-angular posterior movement in a transverse plane
Rotation - ANSTurning movement of a bone around its own long axis. rotation may
occur toward the body midline or away from it.
Supination - ANSMovements of the radius around the ulna. Palm faces anteriorly or
superiorly
Tendon - ANSFibrous bands that attach muscle to bone or muscle to muscle.
What does the Allis' test indicate - ANSFlex the infant's knees while lying supine,
keeping the femurs aligned, and compare the height of the knees. An uneven heigh
indicates unequal leg length and can be an indication of a dislocated hip.
What does the Ottolani's sign indicate - ANSClick or clunk when the hips are flexed
What does Barlow's sign indicate - ANSPresence of a click or clunk when the hips are
manually externally rotated with the knee flexed.
What is tibial torsion - ANSThe curving apart of the tibias
2 STUDY GUIDE EXAM WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Abduction - ANSMovement of a limb going away from the midline or median plane of
the body along the frontal plane. Also used to describe movement of fingers and toes
when spreading apart.
Adduction - ANSMovement of a limb going toward the midline of the body. Also used to
describe movement of the fingers and toes coming together
Allis sign - ANSUsed to detect unequal leg length. The nurse is positioned at infant's
feet while infant is supine. The nurse flexes the infants knees keeping the femurs
aligned and compares the height of the knees.
Atrophy - ANSTranslucent, dry, paper like, sometimes wrinkled skin surface resulting
from thinning or wasting of the skin due to loss of collagen and elastin.
Barlow's sign - ANSThe presence of a click or clunk when the hips are manually
externally rotated with the knee flexed
Bursae - ANSSmall synovial fluid filled sacs. Some ligaments are protected from friction
by these
Calcaneus - ANSHeel bone inferior to the talus, stablized by a set of taut ligaments that
are anchors from bony prominences at the distal ends of the tibia and fibula
Circumduction - ANSMovement at which a limb describes a cone in space, while the
distal end of the limb moves in a circle where the joint itself moves only slightly in the
joint cavity.
Crepitation - ANSCrunching feeling under the skin caused by air leaking into
subcutaneous tissue
Dorsiflexion - ANSFlexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot
approaches the shin.
Eversion - ANSSole of foot faces laterally
, Extension - ANSIncreases the angle between the articulating bones
Flaccid - ANSLacking firmness and muscle tone
Fracture - ANSA partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone from trauma
Genu Valgum - ANSBowlegs. Before learning to walk, infants tend to exhibit this.
Genu Varum - ANSKnock knees. By age 4, most children tend to exhibit this.
Hyperextension - ANSBending of a joint beyond 180 degrees
Inversion - ANSSole of the foot turns medially.
Opposition - ANSThe thumb is only allowed at the saddle joint between metacarpal 1
and the carpels. It is the movement of touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers
of the same hand.
Ottolani's sign - ANSPresence of a click or clunk when the hips are flexed
Pronation - ANSMovements of the radius around the ulna. The palm moves to face
posteriorly or inferiorly
Protraction - ANSNon-angular anterior movement in a transverse plane
Retraction - ANSNon-angular posterior movement in a transverse plane
Rotation - ANSTurning movement of a bone around its own long axis. rotation may
occur toward the body midline or away from it.
Supination - ANSMovements of the radius around the ulna. Palm faces anteriorly or
superiorly
Tendon - ANSFibrous bands that attach muscle to bone or muscle to muscle.
What does the Allis' test indicate - ANSFlex the infant's knees while lying supine,
keeping the femurs aligned, and compare the height of the knees. An uneven heigh
indicates unequal leg length and can be an indication of a dislocated hip.
What does the Ottolani's sign indicate - ANSClick or clunk when the hips are flexed
What does Barlow's sign indicate - ANSPresence of a click or clunk when the hips are
manually externally rotated with the knee flexed.
What is tibial torsion - ANSThe curving apart of the tibias
