Assessments Ch 22
Musculoskeletal System
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, ataxia inability to perform coordinated movements.
bursa enclosed sac filled with viscous fluid located in joint areas of potential friction.
curcumduction moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder.
cretitation dry cracking sound or sensation due to grating of the ends of damaged bone.
dorsal directed toward or located on the surface
dupuytren contracture flexion contracture of the fingers due to chronic hyperplasia of the palmar fascia.
eversion moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle.
flexion bending a limb at a joint
ganglion round, cystic, non-tender nodule overlying a tendon sheath or joint capsule,
usually on dorsum of wrist.
hallux valgus lateral or outward deviation of the great toe.
inversion moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle.
kyphosis outward or convex curve of the thoracic spine; hunchback
ligament fibrous band running directly from one bone to another bone that strengthens the
joint.
lordosis inward or concave curve of the lumbar spine
nucleus pulposus center of the intervertebral disc.
olecranon process bony projection of the ulna at the elbow
patella Kneecap
plantar refers to the surface of the sole of the foot
pronation turning the forearm so that the palm is down
protraction moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
range of motion, ROM extent of movement of a joint
Retraction moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
rheumatoid arthritis chronic systemic inflammatory disease of joints and surrounding connective
tissue.
Musculoskeletal System
2026 | Nursing Review,
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Rationales
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
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Rationales
Included
, ataxia inability to perform coordinated movements.
bursa enclosed sac filled with viscous fluid located in joint areas of potential friction.
curcumduction moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder.
cretitation dry cracking sound or sensation due to grating of the ends of damaged bone.
dorsal directed toward or located on the surface
dupuytren contracture flexion contracture of the fingers due to chronic hyperplasia of the palmar fascia.
eversion moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle.
flexion bending a limb at a joint
ganglion round, cystic, non-tender nodule overlying a tendon sheath or joint capsule,
usually on dorsum of wrist.
hallux valgus lateral or outward deviation of the great toe.
inversion moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle.
kyphosis outward or convex curve of the thoracic spine; hunchback
ligament fibrous band running directly from one bone to another bone that strengthens the
joint.
lordosis inward or concave curve of the lumbar spine
nucleus pulposus center of the intervertebral disc.
olecranon process bony projection of the ulna at the elbow
patella Kneecap
plantar refers to the surface of the sole of the foot
pronation turning the forearm so that the palm is down
protraction moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
range of motion, ROM extent of movement of a joint
Retraction moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
rheumatoid arthritis chronic systemic inflammatory disease of joints and surrounding connective
tissue.
