Nursing Assessment – Chapter 22:
Musculoskeletal System | NCLEX Practice
Questions with Correct 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 - 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 - a. Flexion
,The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons. - a. Joints.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in
the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow. - 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. - 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, ones shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - 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. - c. Temporomandibular joint.
Musculoskeletal System | NCLEX Practice
Questions with Correct 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 - 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 - a. Flexion
,The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons. - a. Joints.
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in
the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow. - 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. - 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, ones shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction. - 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. - c. Temporomandibular joint.
