NR 509 Advanced Physical Assessment Week 3 Midterm Exam (2026/2027) PDF | Nursing | Chamberlain

NR 509 / NR509 Advanced Physical Assessment
Week 3 Midterm Exam
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, NR 509 WEEK 3
1. 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>> Adduction.




2. 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>> Flexion




3. The functional units of the musculoskeletal system are the:

a. Joints.

b. Bones.

c. Muscles.

d. Tendons.

Ans>> Joints.




4. When reviewing the musculoskeletal system, the nurse recalls

that hematopoiesis takes place in the:

a. Liver.

b. Spleen.

c. Kidneys.

d. Bone marrow.



, Ans>> Bone marrow.




5. 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>> Ligaments.

6. 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

Inversion.

b. Supination..

c. Protraction.

d. Circumduction.