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OEC Chapter 20 Test Questions and
Answers with 100% Complete
Solutions
Which of the following terms describes a type of bone except?
- ANSWER A.
Long
B.
Flat
C.
Irregular
D.
Short
(Answer D is Correct)
Which of the following statements would you make to the
parent of a 10-year-old snowboarder who took a hard fall and
complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is slightly
swollen but has no deformity? - ANSWER "The child needs to
be medically evaluated to ensure there is not a fracture."
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A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar
ligament. This means the patient has: - ANSWER Sprained
her ankle.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of
a joint is reduced or lost suggests: - ANSWER A ruptured
tendon
Which of the following statements would you make to the
parent of a 10-year-old snowboarder who took a hard fall and
complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is slightly
swollen but has no deformity? - ANSWER "It could be a
nondisplaced fracture and needs to be medically evaluated."
Your secondary assessment of a patient who is complaining of
pain in his right leg reveals an opening in the skin where the
fractured tibia broke through the skin and retreated back into
the leg. You would recognize this injury as a (n): - ANSWER
Open fracture
Joints provide different degrees of movement. There are five
different types of joints. An example of a "pivot" joints is the:
- ANSWER Radioulnar joint of the elbow.
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Because of the abundant blood vessels and nerves in the
elbow, an injury to a child's elbow should be splinted in: -
ANSWER the position found.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of
a joint is reduced or completely lost suggests: - ANSWER a
ruptured tendon.
A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to
thank you. He reports that he was diagnosed with a strain to
his lower right leg. Which of the following structures is the
primary structure affected in that injury? - ANSWER A
muscle
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an
outstretched hand is known as the: - ANSWER "Mousetrap"
Skeletal and smooth refer to what? - ANSWER Muscles
A vacuum splint works because: - ANSWER the splint
becomes rigid when air is sucked out of it.
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an
outstretched hand is known as the: - ANSWER "mousetrap."
OEC Chapter 20 Test Questions and
Answers with 100% Complete
Solutions
Which of the following terms describes a type of bone except?
- ANSWER A.
Long
B.
Flat
C.
Irregular
D.
Short
(Answer D is Correct)
Which of the following statements would you make to the
parent of a 10-year-old snowboarder who took a hard fall and
complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is slightly
swollen but has no deformity? - ANSWER "The child needs to
be medically evaluated to ensure there is not a fracture."
,2 | Page
A patient has stretched and torn the medial malleolar
ligament. This means the patient has: - ANSWER Sprained
her ankle.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of
a joint is reduced or lost suggests: - ANSWER A ruptured
tendon
Which of the following statements would you make to the
parent of a 10-year-old snowboarder who took a hard fall and
complains of some discomfort in a wrist that is slightly
swollen but has no deformity? - ANSWER "It could be a
nondisplaced fracture and needs to be medically evaluated."
Your secondary assessment of a patient who is complaining of
pain in his right leg reveals an opening in the skin where the
fractured tibia broke through the skin and retreated back into
the leg. You would recognize this injury as a (n): - ANSWER
Open fracture
Joints provide different degrees of movement. There are five
different types of joints. An example of a "pivot" joints is the:
- ANSWER Radioulnar joint of the elbow.
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Because of the abundant blood vessels and nerves in the
elbow, an injury to a child's elbow should be splinted in: -
ANSWER the position found.
The finding that upon muscle contraction the active motion of
a joint is reduced or completely lost suggests: - ANSWER a
ruptured tendon.
A patient for whom you recently provided care stops by to
thank you. He reports that he was diagnosed with a strain to
his lower right leg. Which of the following structures is the
primary structure affected in that injury? - ANSWER A
muscle
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an
outstretched hand is known as the: - ANSWER "Mousetrap"
Skeletal and smooth refer to what? - ANSWER Muscles
A vacuum splint works because: - ANSWER the splint
becomes rigid when air is sucked out of it.
A snowboarder's fall over the toe side of the board onto an
outstretched hand is known as the: - ANSWER "mousetrap."
