NUR 504: FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
1) How many bones make up the vertebral column?
A) 37
B) 24
C) 12
D) 26 -- Answer ✔✔ d. 26
2) Which of the following bones is part of the wrist?
A) Ulna
B) Scaphoid
C) Phalanges
D) Metacarpals -- Answer ✔✔ a. Ulna
3) Which is the major weight-bearing bone in the foot?
A) Calcaneus
B) Talus
C) Malleoleus
D) Navicular -- Answer ✔✔ b. Talus
4) A patient complains of unrelenting back pain. Resting does not help; neither do
stretching and exercise. What is most likely?
A) A non-musculoskeletal issue
, B) A herniated disc
C) Muscular rupture
D) Osteoporosis -- Answer ✔✔ a. A non-musculoskeletal issue
5) Which of the following is a sign or symptom of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
A) Fractures
B) Changes in pulses and sensation
C) Bowel/bladder dysfunction
D) Dyspnea -- Answer ✔✔ d. Dyspnea
6) Which of the following is one of the "Five Ps" of musculoskeletal examination?
A) Petrification
B) Problem
C) Pulselessness
D) Position -- Answer ✔✔ c. Pulselessness
7) A 55-year-old diabetic woman complains of a complete restriction of motion in
her shoulder. What should be suspected?
A) Myofascial injury
B) AC joint separation
C) Fractured clavicle
D) Adhesive capsulitis -- Answer ✔✔ d. Adhesive capsulitis
8) Injury to which part of the body does the text explicitly state carries a high
likelihood of damage to nerves and/or blood vessels?
A) Knee
B) Shoulder
C) Elbow
D) Hip/pelvis -- Answer ✔✔ c. Elbow
9) When assessing range of motion, a patient's ulnar deviation and radial deviation
should be __________, respectively.
A) 20 degrees and 55 degrees
B) 55 degrees and 20 degrees
SOLUTIONS
1) How many bones make up the vertebral column?
A) 37
B) 24
C) 12
D) 26 -- Answer ✔✔ d. 26
2) Which of the following bones is part of the wrist?
A) Ulna
B) Scaphoid
C) Phalanges
D) Metacarpals -- Answer ✔✔ a. Ulna
3) Which is the major weight-bearing bone in the foot?
A) Calcaneus
B) Talus
C) Malleoleus
D) Navicular -- Answer ✔✔ b. Talus
4) A patient complains of unrelenting back pain. Resting does not help; neither do
stretching and exercise. What is most likely?
A) A non-musculoskeletal issue
, B) A herniated disc
C) Muscular rupture
D) Osteoporosis -- Answer ✔✔ a. A non-musculoskeletal issue
5) Which of the following is a sign or symptom of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
A) Fractures
B) Changes in pulses and sensation
C) Bowel/bladder dysfunction
D) Dyspnea -- Answer ✔✔ d. Dyspnea
6) Which of the following is one of the "Five Ps" of musculoskeletal examination?
A) Petrification
B) Problem
C) Pulselessness
D) Position -- Answer ✔✔ c. Pulselessness
7) A 55-year-old diabetic woman complains of a complete restriction of motion in
her shoulder. What should be suspected?
A) Myofascial injury
B) AC joint separation
C) Fractured clavicle
D) Adhesive capsulitis -- Answer ✔✔ d. Adhesive capsulitis
8) Injury to which part of the body does the text explicitly state carries a high
likelihood of damage to nerves and/or blood vessels?
A) Knee
B) Shoulder
C) Elbow
D) Hip/pelvis -- Answer ✔✔ c. Elbow
9) When assessing range of motion, a patient's ulnar deviation and radial deviation
should be __________, respectively.
A) 20 degrees and 55 degrees
B) 55 degrees and 20 degrees
