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A patient is being assessed for range-of- ANS: C
joint movement. The nurse asks him to Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a limb
move his arm in toward the center of his away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending a limb at a
body. This movement is called: joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint.
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
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A patient tells the nurse that she is having a ANS: A
hard time bringing her hand to her mouth Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to move the hand to the mouth.
when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. Extension is straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward the midline of the
The nurse knows that for her to move her body is called adduction; abduction is moving a limb away from the midline of the
hand to her mouth, she must perform body.
which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
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The functional units of the musculoskeletal ANS: A
system are the: Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal system because they permit the
a. Joints. mobility needed to perform the activities of daily living. The skeleton (bones) is the
b. Bones. framework of the body. The other options are not correct.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
,When reviewing the musculoskeletal ANS: D
system, the nurse recalls that The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and protect the inner vital organs, to
hematopoiesis takes place in the: support the body, to produce red blood cells in the bone marrow (hematopoiesis),
a. Liver. and to store minerals. The other options are not correct.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
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Fibrous bands running directly from one ANS: D
bone to another that strengthen the joint Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint
and help prevent movement in undesirable and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called ligaments. The other
directions are called: options are not correct.
a. Bursa.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an ANS: D
exercise class is unable to jump rope. The Circumduction is defined as moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, ones other options are not correct
shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the ANS: C
temporal bone is known as the: The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is the temporomandibular
a. Intervertebral foramen. joint. The other responses are not correct.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, ANS: C
the nurses fingers should be placed in the The temporomandibular joint can be felt in the depression anterior to the tragus of
depression __________ of the ear. the ear. The other locations are not correct.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, ANS: A
there are: There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 3 to 4 coccygeal vertebrae in
a. 5 lumbar. the spinal column.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
An imaginary line connecting the highest ANS: B
point on each iliac crest would cross the An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest crosses the fourth
__________ vertebra. lumbar vertebra. The other options are not correct.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
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, The nurse is explaining to a patient that ANS: D
there are shock absorbers in his back to Intervertebral disks are elastic fibrocartilaginous plates that cushion the spine similar
cushion the spine and to help it move. The to shock absorbers and help it move. The vertebral column is the spinal column itself.
nurse is referring to his: The nucleus pulposus is located in the center of each disk. The vertebral foramen is
a. Vertebral column. the channel, or opening, for the spinal cord in the vertebrae.
b. Nucleus pulposus.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Intervertebral disks.
The nurse is providing patient education for ANS: D
a man who has been diagnosed with a A rotator cuff injury involves the glenohumeral joint, which is enclosed by a group of
rotator cuff injury. The nurse knows that a four powerful muscles and tendons that support and stabilize it. The nucleus
rotator cuff injury involves the: pulposus is located in the center of each intervertebral disk. The articular processes
a. Nucleus pulposus. are projections in each vertebral disk that lock onto the next vertebra, thereby
b. Articular processes. stabilizing the spinal column. The medial epicondyle is located at the elbow.
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
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During an interview the patient states, I can ANS: B
feel this bump on the top of both of my The bump of the scapulas acromion process is felt at the very top of the shoulder.
shouldersit doesnt hurt but I am curious The other options are not correct.
about what it might be. The nurse should
tell the patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
The nurse is checking the range of motion ANS: A
in a patients knee and knows that the knee The knee is a hinge joint, permitting flexion and extension of the lower leg on a
is capable of which movement(s)? single plane. The knee is not capable of the other movements listed.
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
A patient is visiting the clinic for an ANS: C
evaluation of a swollen, painful knuckle. The The joint located just above the ring on the finger is the metacarpophalangeal joint.
nurse notices that the knuckle above his The interphalangeal joint is located distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint. The
ring on the left hand is swollen and that he tarsometatarsal and tibiotalar joints are found in the foot and ankle.
is unable to remove his wedding ring. This
joint is called the _________ joint.
a. Interphalangeal
b. Tarsometatarsal
c. Metacarpophalangeal
d. Tibiotalar
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A patient is being assessed for range-of- ANS: C
joint movement. The nurse asks him to Moving a limb toward the midline of the body is called adduction; moving a limb
move his arm in toward the center of his away from the midline of the body is called abduction. Flexion is bending a limb at a
body. This movement is called: joint; and extension is straightening a limb at a joint.
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
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A patient tells the nurse that she is having a ANS: A
hard time bringing her hand to her mouth Flexion, or bending a limb at a joint, is required to move the hand to the mouth.
when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. Extension is straightening a limb at a joint. Moving a limb toward the midline of the
The nurse knows that for her to move her body is called adduction; abduction is moving a limb away from the midline of the
hand to her mouth, she must perform body.
which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
See an expert-written answer!
The functional units of the musculoskeletal ANS: A
system are the: Joints are the functional units of the musculoskeletal system because they permit the
a. Joints. mobility needed to perform the activities of daily living. The skeleton (bones) is the
b. Bones. framework of the body. The other options are not correct.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
,When reviewing the musculoskeletal ANS: D
system, the nurse recalls that The musculoskeletal system functions to encase and protect the inner vital organs, to
hematopoiesis takes place in the: support the body, to produce red blood cells in the bone marrow (hematopoiesis),
a. Liver. and to store minerals. The other options are not correct.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
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Fibrous bands running directly from one ANS: D
bone to another that strengthen the joint Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the joint
and help prevent movement in undesirable and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called ligaments. The other
directions are called: options are not correct.
a. Bursa.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an ANS: D
exercise class is unable to jump rope. The Circumduction is defined as moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder. The
nurse is aware that to jump rope, ones other options are not correct
shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the ANS: C
temporal bone is known as the: The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is the temporomandibular
a. Intervertebral foramen. joint. The other responses are not correct.
b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, ANS: C
the nurses fingers should be placed in the The temporomandibular joint can be felt in the depression anterior to the tragus of
depression __________ of the ear. the ear. The other locations are not correct.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, ANS: A
there are: There are 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 3 to 4 coccygeal vertebrae in
a. 5 lumbar. the spinal column.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
An imaginary line connecting the highest ANS: B
point on each iliac crest would cross the An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest crosses the fourth
__________ vertebra. lumbar vertebra. The other options are not correct.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
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, The nurse is explaining to a patient that ANS: D
there are shock absorbers in his back to Intervertebral disks are elastic fibrocartilaginous plates that cushion the spine similar
cushion the spine and to help it move. The to shock absorbers and help it move. The vertebral column is the spinal column itself.
nurse is referring to his: The nucleus pulposus is located in the center of each disk. The vertebral foramen is
a. Vertebral column. the channel, or opening, for the spinal cord in the vertebrae.
b. Nucleus pulposus.
c. Vertebral foramen.
d. Intervertebral disks.
The nurse is providing patient education for ANS: D
a man who has been diagnosed with a A rotator cuff injury involves the glenohumeral joint, which is enclosed by a group of
rotator cuff injury. The nurse knows that a four powerful muscles and tendons that support and stabilize it. The nucleus
rotator cuff injury involves the: pulposus is located in the center of each intervertebral disk. The articular processes
a. Nucleus pulposus. are projections in each vertebral disk that lock onto the next vertebra, thereby
b. Articular processes. stabilizing the spinal column. The medial epicondyle is located at the elbow.
c. Medial epicondyle.
d. Glenohumeral joint.
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During an interview the patient states, I can ANS: B
feel this bump on the top of both of my The bump of the scapulas acromion process is felt at the very top of the shoulder.
shouldersit doesnt hurt but I am curious The other options are not correct.
about what it might be. The nurse should
tell the patient that it is his:
a. Subacromial bursa.
b. Acromion process.
c. Glenohumeral joint.
d. Greater tubercle of the humerus.
The nurse is checking the range of motion ANS: A
in a patients knee and knows that the knee The knee is a hinge joint, permitting flexion and extension of the lower leg on a
is capable of which movement(s)? single plane. The knee is not capable of the other movements listed.
a. Flexion and extension
b. Supination and pronation
c. Circumduction
d. Inversion and eversion
A patient is visiting the clinic for an ANS: C
evaluation of a swollen, painful knuckle. The The joint located just above the ring on the finger is the metacarpophalangeal joint.
nurse notices that the knuckle above his The interphalangeal joint is located distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint. The
ring on the left hand is swollen and that he tarsometatarsal and tibiotalar joints are found in the foot and ankle.
is unable to remove his wedding ring. This
joint is called the _________ joint.
a. Interphalangeal
b. Tarsometatarsal
c. Metacarpophalangeal
d. Tibiotalar
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