NU 272 Exam 2 Practice Test with Answers Chamberlain College of Nursing 2025
Musculoskeletal |System |- |answers- |muscles, |tendons |of |muscular |system |
- |bones, |ligaments, |cartilage, |joints |of |skeletal |system
Skeletal |and |muscular |systems |work |together |to |- |answers- |support |body |weight
- |control |movements
- |provide |stability |
- |some |parts |provide |protection |for |heart, |lung, |brain
Alterations |in |Musculoskeletal |Integrity |- |answers- |Negative |effect |on |ability |to |perform |activities |of |
daily |living, |communicate, |participate |in |recreational |activities |
- |source |of |frustration |and |pain
Types |of |muscle |tissue |- |answers- |smooth
- |cardiac |
- |skeletal
How |many |skeletal |muscles |in |the |body? |- |answersmore |than |640
- |critical |for |physical |mobility |
- |attach |to |bones |via |tendons |
- muscle |contraction |causes |movement |of |skeletal |bones
| |
How |many |bones |in |the |body? |- |answers206
Axial |skeleton |- |answersribs, |sternum, |vertebral |column, |skull
Appendicular |skeleton |- |answers- |pectoral |gridles, |pelvic |gridle, |upper |and |lower |limbs
Functions |of |bones |- |answers- |forming |the |body |structure |
- |supporting |soft |tissues |
- |protecting |vital |organs
- |providing |a |point |of |attachment |for |muscles |
- |storing |minerals |
- |forming |blood |cells
Joints |- |answers- |formed |when |two |or |more |bones |meet |
,- |hold |the |skeleton |together |while |providing |mobility |
- |structural |and |functional |classifications |generally |interrelated |for |most |joints
Joints |that |fall |outside |the |general |classification |- |answersEpiphyseal |plate |in |children |(cartilaginous)
Ligaments, |tendons, |and |cartilage |- |answers- |connective |tissues |composed |of |differing |amounts |of |
collagen |fibers, |other |structural |components
- connect |bones |to |other |bones |to |form |a |joint |
| |
- strengthen, |stabilize |joint
| |
- may |limit |mobility |of |some |joints
| |
Tendons |- |answers- |connect |bones |to |muscles |for |movement |
- |carry |contractile |forces |from |muscle |to |bone |--> |movement
Cartilage |- |answers- |flexible |connective |tissue |
- |less |flexible |than |muscle, |not |as |rigid |as |bones
- |does |not |contain |blood |vessels |(unlike |ligaments, |tendons)
Alterations |to |mobility |- |answers- |arthritis
- |fractures |
- |neurologic |disorders
- |traumatic |injuries
Fracture |- |answers- |break |in |the |continuity |of |a |bone |
- |pain |from |damage |to |surrounding |tissues |
- |visible |fracture |on |an |x-ray
-protrusion |of |bone |out |of |skin |
- |limited |mobility |
- |ice |pack |to |limit |swelling
- |pharmacologic |therapy |to |reduce |pain |and |swelling |and |prevent |infection |
- |immobilization |with |a |splint, |brace, |cast, |or |traction |
- |surgery |to |stabilize |bone |or |replace |fractured |bone
Herniated |Disk |- |answers- |a |spinal |column |disk |that |slips |out |of |place |or |ruptures |
, - |back |pain |that |spreads |to |butt |and |legs |(herniated |disc |in |lower |back) |or |to |shoulders |and |arms |
(herniated |disc |in |upper |back)
- |tingling |or |numbness
- |muscle |spasms |or |weakness |
- |limited |mobility |
- |rest |
-pharmacologic |therapy |to |manage |pain |and |prevent |muscle |spasms |
- |PT
- |complementary |health |approaches |
- |surgery |to |remove |or |replace |the |disk
MS |- |answers- |autoimmune |disease |that |causes |damage |to |the |myelin |sheath |around |nerves |
- |loss |of |balance/dizziness |
- |muscle |spasms |
- |numbness |or |tingling
- |problems |moving |arms |or |legs |
- |tremor |or |weakness |in |arms |or |legs
- |bowel |and |bladder |problems |
- |eye, |hearing, |and |speech |problems |
- |cognitive |deficits |
- |pharmacologic |therapy |to |slow |progression |and |decrease |severity |of |attacks |
- |PT
- |Speech |therapy
- |assistive |devices |for |mobility |
- |healthy |lifestyle |(nutrition, |activity, |rest)
- |safety |measures |to |prevent |falls |
- |counseling
Osteoarthritis |- |answers- |degeneration |of |cartilage |and |bone |in |a |joint
Musculoskeletal |System |- |answers- |muscles, |tendons |of |muscular |system |
- |bones, |ligaments, |cartilage, |joints |of |skeletal |system
Skeletal |and |muscular |systems |work |together |to |- |answers- |support |body |weight
- |control |movements
- |provide |stability |
- |some |parts |provide |protection |for |heart, |lung, |brain
Alterations |in |Musculoskeletal |Integrity |- |answers- |Negative |effect |on |ability |to |perform |activities |of |
daily |living, |communicate, |participate |in |recreational |activities |
- |source |of |frustration |and |pain
Types |of |muscle |tissue |- |answers- |smooth
- |cardiac |
- |skeletal
How |many |skeletal |muscles |in |the |body? |- |answersmore |than |640
- |critical |for |physical |mobility |
- |attach |to |bones |via |tendons |
- muscle |contraction |causes |movement |of |skeletal |bones
| |
How |many |bones |in |the |body? |- |answers206
Axial |skeleton |- |answersribs, |sternum, |vertebral |column, |skull
Appendicular |skeleton |- |answers- |pectoral |gridles, |pelvic |gridle, |upper |and |lower |limbs
Functions |of |bones |- |answers- |forming |the |body |structure |
- |supporting |soft |tissues |
- |protecting |vital |organs
- |providing |a |point |of |attachment |for |muscles |
- |storing |minerals |
- |forming |blood |cells
Joints |- |answers- |formed |when |two |or |more |bones |meet |
,- |hold |the |skeleton |together |while |providing |mobility |
- |structural |and |functional |classifications |generally |interrelated |for |most |joints
Joints |that |fall |outside |the |general |classification |- |answersEpiphyseal |plate |in |children |(cartilaginous)
Ligaments, |tendons, |and |cartilage |- |answers- |connective |tissues |composed |of |differing |amounts |of |
collagen |fibers, |other |structural |components
- connect |bones |to |other |bones |to |form |a |joint |
| |
- strengthen, |stabilize |joint
| |
- may |limit |mobility |of |some |joints
| |
Tendons |- |answers- |connect |bones |to |muscles |for |movement |
- |carry |contractile |forces |from |muscle |to |bone |--> |movement
Cartilage |- |answers- |flexible |connective |tissue |
- |less |flexible |than |muscle, |not |as |rigid |as |bones
- |does |not |contain |blood |vessels |(unlike |ligaments, |tendons)
Alterations |to |mobility |- |answers- |arthritis
- |fractures |
- |neurologic |disorders
- |traumatic |injuries
Fracture |- |answers- |break |in |the |continuity |of |a |bone |
- |pain |from |damage |to |surrounding |tissues |
- |visible |fracture |on |an |x-ray
-protrusion |of |bone |out |of |skin |
- |limited |mobility |
- |ice |pack |to |limit |swelling
- |pharmacologic |therapy |to |reduce |pain |and |swelling |and |prevent |infection |
- |immobilization |with |a |splint, |brace, |cast, |or |traction |
- |surgery |to |stabilize |bone |or |replace |fractured |bone
Herniated |Disk |- |answers- |a |spinal |column |disk |that |slips |out |of |place |or |ruptures |
, - |back |pain |that |spreads |to |butt |and |legs |(herniated |disc |in |lower |back) |or |to |shoulders |and |arms |
(herniated |disc |in |upper |back)
- |tingling |or |numbness
- |muscle |spasms |or |weakness |
- |limited |mobility |
- |rest |
-pharmacologic |therapy |to |manage |pain |and |prevent |muscle |spasms |
- |PT
- |complementary |health |approaches |
- |surgery |to |remove |or |replace |the |disk
MS |- |answers- |autoimmune |disease |that |causes |damage |to |the |myelin |sheath |around |nerves |
- |loss |of |balance/dizziness |
- |muscle |spasms |
- |numbness |or |tingling
- |problems |moving |arms |or |legs |
- |tremor |or |weakness |in |arms |or |legs
- |bowel |and |bladder |problems |
- |eye, |hearing, |and |speech |problems |
- |cognitive |deficits |
- |pharmacologic |therapy |to |slow |progression |and |decrease |severity |of |attacks |
- |PT
- |Speech |therapy
- |assistive |devices |for |mobility |
- |healthy |lifestyle |(nutrition, |activity, |rest)
- |safety |measures |to |prevent |falls |
- |counseling
Osteoarthritis |- |answers- |degeneration |of |cartilage |and |bone |in |a |joint
