Jarvis Chapter 23 Musculoskeletal System Questions
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A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in posture and is
having lower back pain. The nurse tells her that during pregnancy women have a posture shift to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture is known as:
A) lordosis.
B) scoliosis.
C) ankylosis.
D) kyphosis. ✔Correct Answer-A
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. ✔Correct Answer-C
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. ✔Correct Answer-A
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
A) joints.
B) bones.
C) muscles.
D) tendons. ✔Correct Answer-A
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
A) liver.
B) spleen.
C) kidneys.
D) bone marrow. ✔Correct Answer-D
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. ✔Correct Answer-D
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The nurse knows that to
jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
, A) inversion.
B) supination.
C) protraction.
D) circumduction. ✔Correct Answer-D
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. ✔Correct Answer-C
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's 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 ✔Correct Answer-C
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
A) 5 lumbar.
B) 5 thoracic.
C) 7 sacral.
D) 12 cervical. ✔Correct Answer-A
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the _____ vertebra.
A) first sacral
B) fourth lumbar
C) seventh cervical
D) twelfth thoracic ✔Correct Answer-B
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are "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. ✔Correct Answer-D
The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury.
The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
A) nucleus pulposus.
B) articular process.
C) medial epicondyle.
D) glenohumeral joint. ✔Correct Answer-D
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders—it
doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell the patient, "That is:
A) your subacromial bursa."
B) your acromion process."
C) your glenohumeral joint."
D) the greater tubercle of your humerus." ✔Correct Answer-B
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A woman who is 8 months pregnant comments that she has noticed a change in posture and is
having lower back pain. The nurse tells her that during pregnancy women have a posture shift to
compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture is known as:
A) lordosis.
B) scoliosis.
C) ankylosis.
D) kyphosis. ✔Correct Answer-A
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. ✔Correct Answer-C
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. ✔Correct Answer-A
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
A) joints.
B) bones.
C) muscles.
D) tendons. ✔Correct Answer-A
When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that hematopoiesis takes place in the:
A) liver.
B) spleen.
C) kidneys.
D) bone marrow. ✔Correct Answer-D
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. ✔Correct Answer-D
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope. The nurse knows that to
jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
, A) inversion.
B) supination.
C) protraction.
D) circumduction. ✔Correct Answer-D
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. ✔Correct Answer-C
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's 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 ✔Correct Answer-C
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
A) 5 lumbar.
B) 5 thoracic.
C) 7 sacral.
D) 12 cervical. ✔Correct Answer-A
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross the _____ vertebra.
A) first sacral
B) fourth lumbar
C) seventh cervical
D) twelfth thoracic ✔Correct Answer-B
The nurse is explaining to a patient that there are "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. ✔Correct Answer-D
The nurse is providing patient education for a man who has been diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury.
The nurse knows that a rotator cuff injury involves the:
A) nucleus pulposus.
B) articular process.
C) medial epicondyle.
D) glenohumeral joint. ✔Correct Answer-D
During an interview the patient states, "I can feel this bump on the top of both of my shoulders—it
doesn't hurt but I am curious about what it might be." The nurse should tell the patient, "That is:
A) your subacromial bursa."
B) your acromion process."
C) your glenohumeral joint."
D) the greater tubercle of your humerus." ✔Correct Answer-B
