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Test Bank Musculoskeletal System Chapter 22 (100%
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A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him
to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
Ans: c. Adduction.
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her
mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for
her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
Ans: a. Flexion
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
Ans: a. Joints.
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When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
Ans: d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the
joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
Ans: d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope.
The nurse is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
Ans: d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
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b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.
Ans: c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed
in the depression __________ of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
Ans: c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
Ans: a. 5 lumbar.
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross
the __________ vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
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Test Bank Musculoskeletal System Chapter 22 (100%
Correct Answers) /Already Graded A+ Test Bank
A patient is being assessed for range-of-joint movement. The nurse asks him
to move his arm in toward the center of his body. This movement is called:
a. Flexion.
b. Abduction.
c. Adduction.
d. Extension.
Ans: c. Adduction.
A patient tells the nurse that she is having a hard time bringing her hand to her
mouth when she eats or tries to brush her teeth. The nurse knows that for
her to move her hand to her mouth, she must perform which movement?
a. Flexion
b. Abduction
c. Adduction
d. Extension
Ans: a. Flexion
The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:
a. Joints.
b. Bones.
c. Muscles.
d. Tendons.
Ans: a. Joints.
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vPretest - Stuvia US
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When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls that
hematopoiesis takes place in the:
a. Liver.
b. Spleen.
c. Kidneys.
d. Bone marrow.
Ans: d. Bone marrow.
Fibrous bands running directly from one bone to another that strengthen the
joint and help prevent movement in undesirable directions are called:
a. Bursa.
b. Tendons.
c. Cartilage.
d. Ligaments.
Ans: d. Ligaments.
The nurse notices that a woman in an exercise class is unable to jump rope.
The nurse is aware that to jump rope, one's shoulder has to be capable of:
a. Inversion.
b. Supination.
c. Protraction.
d. Circumduction.
Ans: d. Circumduction.
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is known as the:
a. Intervertebral foramen.
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b. Condyle of the mandible.
c. Temporomandibular joint.
d. Zygomatic arch of the temporal bone.
Ans: c. Temporomandibular joint.
To palpate the temporomandibular joint, the nurse's fingers should be placed
in the depression __________ of the ear.
a. Distal to the helix
b. Proximal to the helix
c. Anterior to the tragus
d. Posterior to the tragus
Ans: c. Anterior to the tragus
Of the 33 vertebrae in the spinal column, there are:
a. 5 lumbar.
b. 5 thoracic.
c. 7 sacral.
d. 12 cervical.
Ans: a. 5 lumbar.
An imaginary line connecting the highest point on each iliac crest would cross
the __________ vertebra.
a. First sacral
b. Fourth lumbar
c. Seventh cervical
d. Twelfth thoracic
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