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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.
,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 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
The nurse is assessing a patients ischial ANS: B
tuberosity. To palpate the ischial tuberosity, The ischial tuberosity lies under the gluteus maximus muscle and is palpable when
the nurse knows that it is best to have the the hip is flexed. The other options are not correct
patient:
a. Standing.
b. Flexing the hip.
c. Flexing the knee.
d. Lying in the supine position.
The nurse is examining the hip area of a ANS: B
patient and palpates a flat depression on The greater trochanter of the femur is palpated when the person is standing, and it
the upper, lateral side of the thigh when the appears as a flat depression on the upper lateral side of the thigh. The iliac crest is
patient is standing. The nurse interprets this the upper part of the hip bone; the ischial tuberosity lies under the gluteus maximus
finding as the: muscle and is palpable when the hip is flexed; and the gluteus muscle is part of the
a. Ischial tuberosity. buttocks.
b. Greater trochanter.
c. Iliac crest.
d. Gluteus maximus muscle.
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A woman who is 8 months pregnant ANS: A
comments that she has noticed a change in Lordosis compensates for the enlarging fetus, which would shift the center of
her posture and is having lower back pain. balance forward. This shift in balance, in turn, creates a strain on the low back
The nurse tells her that during pregnancy, muscles, felt as low back pain during late pregnancy by some women. Scoliosis is
women have a posture shift to compensate lateral curvature of portions of the spine; ankylosis is extreme flexion of the wrist, as
for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture observed with severe rheumatoid arthritis; and kyphosis is an enhanced thoracic
is known as: curvature of the spine.
a. Lordosis.
b. Scoliosis.
c. Ankylosis.
d. Kyphosis.
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An 85-year-old patient comments during ANS: B
his annual physical examination that he Postural changes are evident with aging; decreased height is most noticeable and is
seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The due to shortening of the vertebral column. Long bones do not shorten with age.
nurse should explain that decreased height Intervertebral disks actually get thinner with age. Subcutaneous fat is not lost but is
occurs with aging because: redistributed to the abdomen and hips.
a. Long bones tend to shorten with age.
b. The vertebral column shortens.
c. A significant loss of subcutaneous fat
occurs.
d. A thickening of the intervertebral disks
develops.
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NUR 245 Final Exam Testbank Questions
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CH.32 Nursing Foundations Lecture: Infection Cont... Chapte
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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.
,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 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
The nurse is assessing a patients ischial ANS: B
tuberosity. To palpate the ischial tuberosity, The ischial tuberosity lies under the gluteus maximus muscle and is palpable when
the nurse knows that it is best to have the the hip is flexed. The other options are not correct
patient:
a. Standing.
b. Flexing the hip.
c. Flexing the knee.
d. Lying in the supine position.
The nurse is examining the hip area of a ANS: B
patient and palpates a flat depression on The greater trochanter of the femur is palpated when the person is standing, and it
the upper, lateral side of the thigh when the appears as a flat depression on the upper lateral side of the thigh. The iliac crest is
patient is standing. The nurse interprets this the upper part of the hip bone; the ischial tuberosity lies under the gluteus maximus
finding as the: muscle and is palpable when the hip is flexed; and the gluteus muscle is part of the
a. Ischial tuberosity. buttocks.
b. Greater trochanter.
c. Iliac crest.
d. Gluteus maximus muscle.
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A woman who is 8 months pregnant ANS: A
comments that she has noticed a change in Lordosis compensates for the enlarging fetus, which would shift the center of
her posture and is having lower back pain. balance forward. This shift in balance, in turn, creates a strain on the low back
The nurse tells her that during pregnancy, muscles, felt as low back pain during late pregnancy by some women. Scoliosis is
women have a posture shift to compensate lateral curvature of portions of the spine; ankylosis is extreme flexion of the wrist, as
for the enlarging fetus. This shift in posture observed with severe rheumatoid arthritis; and kyphosis is an enhanced thoracic
is known as: curvature of the spine.
a. Lordosis.
b. Scoliosis.
c. Ankylosis.
d. Kyphosis.
See an expert-written answer!
An 85-year-old patient comments during ANS: B
his annual physical examination that he Postural changes are evident with aging; decreased height is most noticeable and is
seems to be getting shorter as he ages. The due to shortening of the vertebral column. Long bones do not shorten with age.
nurse should explain that decreased height Intervertebral disks actually get thinner with age. Subcutaneous fat is not lost but is
occurs with aging because: redistributed to the abdomen and hips.
a. Long bones tend to shorten with age.
b. The vertebral column shortens.
c. A significant loss of subcutaneous fat
occurs.
d. A thickening of the intervertebral disks
develops.
See an expert-written answer!
