NURS 190: MUSCULOSKELETAL QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
abduction correct answer Movement away from the midline of the body
-spreading fingers/toes apart
abduction of hip correct answer 45 degrees
adduction correct answer Movement toward the midline of the body
-bringing fingers/toes together
adduction of hip correct answer 30 degrees
ball & socket joints correct answer ball shaped head of bone fits into concave
socket of another
-movement in all planes
-shoulder & hip
carpal tunnel syndrome correct answer -A condition caused by compression of
the median nerve in the carpal tunnel
-weakness, pain, & disturbances of sensation in the hand and fingers
cartilaginous joints correct answer bones held together by cartilage
-vertebrae
circumduction correct answer circular movement of a limb at the far end
, condyloid joint correct answer -oval surfaces of two bones fit together
-flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction
-wrist
crepitus correct answer a crackling or grating sound usually of bones
dental, neurologic, or tmj correct answer -swelling
-discomfort
-crackling sound
-limited jaw movement
dorsiflexion correct answer bending of the foot or the toes upward
Dupuytren's contracture correct answer -pt. unable to extend fingers
-common in middle aged/older males
durkan's test correct answer Test for carpal tunnel by placing thumbs over the
transverse carpal ligament and applying pressure for 30-60seconds.
elbow extension correct answer 0 degrees
elbow flexion correct answer 160 degrees
elbow pronation correct answer 90 degrees
ACCURATE ANSWERS
abduction correct answer Movement away from the midline of the body
-spreading fingers/toes apart
abduction of hip correct answer 45 degrees
adduction correct answer Movement toward the midline of the body
-bringing fingers/toes together
adduction of hip correct answer 30 degrees
ball & socket joints correct answer ball shaped head of bone fits into concave
socket of another
-movement in all planes
-shoulder & hip
carpal tunnel syndrome correct answer -A condition caused by compression of
the median nerve in the carpal tunnel
-weakness, pain, & disturbances of sensation in the hand and fingers
cartilaginous joints correct answer bones held together by cartilage
-vertebrae
circumduction correct answer circular movement of a limb at the far end
, condyloid joint correct answer -oval surfaces of two bones fit together
-flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, circumduction
-wrist
crepitus correct answer a crackling or grating sound usually of bones
dental, neurologic, or tmj correct answer -swelling
-discomfort
-crackling sound
-limited jaw movement
dorsiflexion correct answer bending of the foot or the toes upward
Dupuytren's contracture correct answer -pt. unable to extend fingers
-common in middle aged/older males
durkan's test correct answer Test for carpal tunnel by placing thumbs over the
transverse carpal ligament and applying pressure for 30-60seconds.
elbow extension correct answer 0 degrees
elbow flexion correct answer 160 degrees
elbow pronation correct answer 90 degrees
