NURS 1117 UNIT 3 ACUTE CARE ISSUES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | RCTC
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 2026/2027
Acute care issues and nursing - correct answer ✔✔Physiological need for patients with
musculoskeletal conditions
-review of tissues and structure of musculoskeletal system
-designed to support, protect and provide movement
Long bones - correct answer ✔✔Bone that are longer than they are wide (thigh, leg, arm,
forearm)
Short bones - correct answer ✔✔roughly cube shaped with vertical and horizontal dimensions
that are about equal (wrist, ankle)
Flat bones - correct answer ✔✔Thin, flattened and usually curved bones (most of cranium,
sternum, scapula, ribs)
Irregular bones - correct answer ✔✔bones that are not considered long, short, or flat such as
vertebrae and some of cranium
Bones in use - correct answer ✔✔increase osteoblastic activity to increase ossification
ossification - correct answer ✔✔bone formation or development
Bones not in use - correct answer ✔✔increase osteoclast activity and bone resorption
Osteoblast - correct answer ✔✔a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation. (bone-
forming)
,osteoclast - correct answer ✔✔bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue
What are some things that regulate bones and their processes? - correct answer ✔✔Hormones,
stress, gravity
Joints - correct answer ✔✔region where bones meet and are classified by structure
fibrous joints - correct answer ✔✔consists of inflexible layers of dense connective tissue, holds
the bones tightly together
cartilaginous joints - correct answer ✔✔allow only slight movement and consist of bones
connected entirely by cartilage
synovial joints - correct answer ✔✔most common joint allow free movement and are separated
by spaces allowing movement. (further categorized into ball and socket, condylar, saddle, hinge
and pivot)
Examples of fibrous joint - correct answer ✔✔sutures of the skull
examples of cartilaginous joints - correct answer ✔✔pubic symphysis, intervertebral joints
examples of synovial joints - correct answer ✔✔shoulder, elbow, hip, knee
Syndesmosis - correct answer ✔✔a category of fibrous joints that are slightly more flexible,
connecting bones with longer connective tissue fibers. (between forearm bones, radial/unla,
tibial/fibular)
, Other ideas with synovial joints - correct answer ✔✔-Enclosed in capsule
-Fluid enhanced smooth movement
-Bursae
-Cushions
Bursae - correct answer ✔✔flattened fibrous sacs lined with synovial membrane and containing
a thin film of synovial fluid (small sac of synovial fluid)
Musculoskeletal assessment - correct answer ✔✔1. Pain
2. Motion in wrong direction
3. Shortened limb
4. Crepitus
5. Swelling
6. Hematoma
(assessing symptoms vital)
Most vital part of musculoskeletal assessment - correct answer ✔✔symptoms (immediate
determination of the bone involved and the extent of injury)
Crepitus - correct answer ✔✔a crackling or grating sound usually of bones
Stages of bone healing - correct answer ✔✔Granulation
Callus
Osteblasts activity
remodeling
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 2026/2027
Acute care issues and nursing - correct answer ✔✔Physiological need for patients with
musculoskeletal conditions
-review of tissues and structure of musculoskeletal system
-designed to support, protect and provide movement
Long bones - correct answer ✔✔Bone that are longer than they are wide (thigh, leg, arm,
forearm)
Short bones - correct answer ✔✔roughly cube shaped with vertical and horizontal dimensions
that are about equal (wrist, ankle)
Flat bones - correct answer ✔✔Thin, flattened and usually curved bones (most of cranium,
sternum, scapula, ribs)
Irregular bones - correct answer ✔✔bones that are not considered long, short, or flat such as
vertebrae and some of cranium
Bones in use - correct answer ✔✔increase osteoblastic activity to increase ossification
ossification - correct answer ✔✔bone formation or development
Bones not in use - correct answer ✔✔increase osteoclast activity and bone resorption
Osteoblast - correct answer ✔✔a cell that secretes the matrix for bone formation. (bone-
forming)
,osteoclast - correct answer ✔✔bone cell that absorbs and removes unwanted bony tissue
What are some things that regulate bones and their processes? - correct answer ✔✔Hormones,
stress, gravity
Joints - correct answer ✔✔region where bones meet and are classified by structure
fibrous joints - correct answer ✔✔consists of inflexible layers of dense connective tissue, holds
the bones tightly together
cartilaginous joints - correct answer ✔✔allow only slight movement and consist of bones
connected entirely by cartilage
synovial joints - correct answer ✔✔most common joint allow free movement and are separated
by spaces allowing movement. (further categorized into ball and socket, condylar, saddle, hinge
and pivot)
Examples of fibrous joint - correct answer ✔✔sutures of the skull
examples of cartilaginous joints - correct answer ✔✔pubic symphysis, intervertebral joints
examples of synovial joints - correct answer ✔✔shoulder, elbow, hip, knee
Syndesmosis - correct answer ✔✔a category of fibrous joints that are slightly more flexible,
connecting bones with longer connective tissue fibers. (between forearm bones, radial/unla,
tibial/fibular)
, Other ideas with synovial joints - correct answer ✔✔-Enclosed in capsule
-Fluid enhanced smooth movement
-Bursae
-Cushions
Bursae - correct answer ✔✔flattened fibrous sacs lined with synovial membrane and containing
a thin film of synovial fluid (small sac of synovial fluid)
Musculoskeletal assessment - correct answer ✔✔1. Pain
2. Motion in wrong direction
3. Shortened limb
4. Crepitus
5. Swelling
6. Hematoma
(assessing symptoms vital)
Most vital part of musculoskeletal assessment - correct answer ✔✔symptoms (immediate
determination of the bone involved and the extent of injury)
Crepitus - correct answer ✔✔a crackling or grating sound usually of bones
Stages of bone healing - correct answer ✔✔Granulation
Callus
Osteblasts activity
remodeling
