Nur 382 Health Assessment-
Musculoskeletal Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
The musculoskeletal system consists of.... - Correct answer-bones, joints, muscles
What are the 5 purposes of the musculoskeletal system? - Correct answer-
1.Support
2.Movement
3.Protect organs
4.Produce RBCs, WBCs, and platelets from bone marrow
5.Store minerals
Fibrous joints - Correct answer-Immovable (ex. skull)
Cartilaginous joints - Correct answer-Separated by discs and slightly moveable (ex.
vertebrae)
Synovial Joints - Correct answer-Freely movable; lined with synovial fluid (ex.
knee)
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,Cartilage - Correct answer-cushions bones to facilitate movement
Ligaments - Correct answer-fibrous bands that connect bones to bones
Bursa - Correct answer-synovial fluid-filled sac that pad joints to prevent friction
Muscles - Correct answer-contract to produce movement
3 types of muscles - Correct answer-skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Tendons - Correct answer-Connect muscle to bone
What is the joint that helps with chewing and speaking? - Correct answer-
Temporomandibular Joint
How many bones make up the spine? - Correct answer-o 33 connecting bones
o 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral,
o 3 or 4 coccygeal vertebrae
Intervertebral disc - Correct answer-fibrocartilage cushion between the vertebral
bodies
shock absorbers
Shoulder Joint - Correct answer-o ball-and-socket
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, o rotator cuff
o acromion process
Wrist and carpals - Correct answer-o 8 carpal bones
o flexion and extension
Elbow joint - Correct answer-o hinge action
o olecranon process- pointy tip at the end of elbow
Hip joint - Correct answer-o ball-and-socket
o weight-bearing
Knee Joint - Correct answer-o articulation of femur, tibia, and patella
o largest joint in body
o hinge joint
o vulnerable to injury
o only ligaments, no fat or muscle holding the fibula and femur
Ankle and Foot joint - Correct answer-o hinge joint
Aging Adults- Osteoporosis - Correct answer--Disease involving the loss of bone
mass- leads to a porous bone and leaves the older adult at risk for fractures
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Musculoskeletal Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
The musculoskeletal system consists of.... - Correct answer-bones, joints, muscles
What are the 5 purposes of the musculoskeletal system? - Correct answer-
1.Support
2.Movement
3.Protect organs
4.Produce RBCs, WBCs, and platelets from bone marrow
5.Store minerals
Fibrous joints - Correct answer-Immovable (ex. skull)
Cartilaginous joints - Correct answer-Separated by discs and slightly moveable (ex.
vertebrae)
Synovial Joints - Correct answer-Freely movable; lined with synovial fluid (ex.
knee)
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,Cartilage - Correct answer-cushions bones to facilitate movement
Ligaments - Correct answer-fibrous bands that connect bones to bones
Bursa - Correct answer-synovial fluid-filled sac that pad joints to prevent friction
Muscles - Correct answer-contract to produce movement
3 types of muscles - Correct answer-skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Tendons - Correct answer-Connect muscle to bone
What is the joint that helps with chewing and speaking? - Correct answer-
Temporomandibular Joint
How many bones make up the spine? - Correct answer-o 33 connecting bones
o 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral,
o 3 or 4 coccygeal vertebrae
Intervertebral disc - Correct answer-fibrocartilage cushion between the vertebral
bodies
shock absorbers
Shoulder Joint - Correct answer-o ball-and-socket
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, o rotator cuff
o acromion process
Wrist and carpals - Correct answer-o 8 carpal bones
o flexion and extension
Elbow joint - Correct answer-o hinge action
o olecranon process- pointy tip at the end of elbow
Hip joint - Correct answer-o ball-and-socket
o weight-bearing
Knee Joint - Correct answer-o articulation of femur, tibia, and patella
o largest joint in body
o hinge joint
o vulnerable to injury
o only ligaments, no fat or muscle holding the fibula and femur
Ankle and Foot joint - Correct answer-o hinge joint
Aging Adults- Osteoporosis - Correct answer--Disease involving the loss of bone
mass- leads to a porous bone and leaves the older adult at risk for fractures
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