NUR 245 exam 4 test bank
1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint move- adduction
ment. 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.
2. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time flexion
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
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are joints
the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the bone marrow
nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidneys
d. bone marrow
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5. Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to ligaments
another that strengthen the joint and help prevent
movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
6. The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is circumduction
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.
7. The articulation of the mandible and the temporal temporomandibular joint
bone is known as the:
a. intervertebral foramen
b. condyle of the mandible
c. temporomandibular joint
d. zygomatic arch of the temporal bone
8. To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurses anterior to the tragus
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
9. Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are: 5 lumbar
a. 5 lumbar.
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b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
10. An imaginary line connecting the highest point on fourth lumbar
each iliac crest would cross the __________ vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
11. The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are intervertebral disks
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.
12. The nurse is providing patient education for a man glenohumeral joint
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.
13. During an interview the patient states, I can feel this acromion process
bump on the top of both of my shouldersit doesnt 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.
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c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
14. The nurse is checking the range of motion in a pa- flexion and extension
tients knee and knows that the knee is capable of
which movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
15. A patient is visiting the clinic for an evaluation of a Metacarpophalangeal
swollen, painful knuckle. The nurse notices that the
knuckle above his ring on the left hand is swollen and
that he is unable to remove his wedding ring. This joint
is called the _________ joint.
a. Interphalangeal
b. Tarsometatarsal
c. Metacarpophalangeal
d. Tibiotalar
16. The nurse is assessing a patients ischial tuberosity. To flexing the hip
palpate the ischial tuberosity, the nurse knows that it
is best to have the patient:
a. standing
b. flexing the hip
c. flexing the knee
d. lying in the supine position
17. The nurse is examining the hip area of a patient and greater trochanter
palpates a flat depression on the upper, lateral side
of the thigh when the patient is standing. The nurse
interprets this finding as the:
1. A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint move- adduction
ment. 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.
2. A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time flexion
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
3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are joints
the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the bone marrow
nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. liver
b. spleen
c. kidneys
d. bone marrow
, NUR 245 exam 4 test bank
5. Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to ligaments
another that strengthen the joint and help prevent
movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
6. The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is circumduction
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.
7. The articulation of the mandible and the temporal temporomandibular joint
bone is known as the:
a. intervertebral foramen
b. condyle of the mandible
c. temporomandibular joint
d. zygomatic arch of the temporal bone
8. To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurses anterior to the tragus
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
9. Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are: 5 lumbar
a. 5 lumbar.
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b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
10. An imaginary line connecting the highest point on fourth lumbar
each iliac crest would cross the __________ vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
11. The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are intervertebral disks
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.
12. The nurse is providing patient education for a man glenohumeral joint
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.
13. During an interview the patient states, I can feel this acromion process
bump on the top of both of my shouldersit doesnt 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.
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c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
14. The nurse is checking the range of motion in a pa- flexion and extension
tients knee and knows that the knee is capable of
which movement(s)?
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
15. A patient is visiting the clinic for an evaluation of a Metacarpophalangeal
swollen, painful knuckle. The nurse notices that the
knuckle above his ring on the left hand is swollen and
that he is unable to remove his wedding ring. This joint
is called the _________ joint.
a. Interphalangeal
b. Tarsometatarsal
c. Metacarpophalangeal
d. Tibiotalar
16. The nurse is assessing a patients ischial tuberosity. To flexing the hip
palpate the ischial tuberosity, the nurse knows that it
is best to have the patient:
a. standing
b. flexing the hip
c. flexing the knee
d. lying in the supine position
17. The nurse is examining the hip area of a patient and greater trochanter
palpates a flat depression on the upper, lateral side
of the thigh when the patient is standing. The nurse
interprets this finding as the:
