MSN 6410 MS System Review

MSN 6410 MS System Review what does the MS system provide? - stability and mobility needed for physical activity MS system serves as the bodys_____? - main line of defense against external forces How is the MS system held together? - - Joints are held together by ligaments, attached to muscles by tendons, and cushioned by cartilage, which facilitates movement What does teh MS system do? - - protects vitals organs - provides storage space for minerals - produces blood cells (HEMATOPOIESIS) What are synoival joints? - - freely moving articulations containing ligaments and cartilage covering ends of the opposing bones - they secrete lubricant fluid what are bursae? - develop in spaces of connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and bones to promote ease of motion at points where friction occurs How does the wrist move? - in two planes: - Flexion and extension - radial and ulnar (or rotational) movement Structure of the MS system - - Joints (nonsynovial, synovial) - cartilage - ligaments - bursa - skeletal muscles - tendons Subjective Data: Health Questions - Joints - pain assessment - swelling, heat, redness Muscles - Pain (cramps) - weakness Bones - pain, deformity - trauma (fractures, sprains, dislocations) How do we grade pitting edema? - there's no standardized way of grading it so say either present or not present