NAVY HOSPITAL CORPSMAN HCB TEST 6
ASSESSMENT MODULE REFERENCE SHEET
CORRECT RESPONSES DETAILED ANALYSIS
●● movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the
axial line of a limb
Answer: adduction
●● fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each
other
Answer: angulated fracture
●● where two bones meet
Answer: articulation
●● wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the
body because of diseases or other influences
Answer: atrophy
●● fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones beneath them
Answer: bursa
,●● inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint
Answer: bursitis
●● Tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps to form
certain body parts such as the ear
Answer: cartilage
●● an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin
Answer: closed extremity injury
●● an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin
Answer: closed extremity injury
●● a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places
Answer: comminuted fracture
●● injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are
constricted within a space as from swelling or from a tight dressing or
cast
Answer: compartment syndrome
●● felt when two irregular bony surfaces rub together as a joint moves,
when two rough edges of a broken bone rub together
,Answer: crepitus
●● the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its
normal position
Answer: dislocation
●● the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissue
Answer: edema
●● the escape of fluid, such as from blood vessels as a result of rupture
or seepage
Answer: effusion
●● redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane
Answer: erythema
●● any break in the bone or tooth
Answer: fracture
●● an incomplete fracture
Answer: greenstick fracture
●● a manner of walking or moving on foot
, Answer: gait
●● a form of arthritis, is a disorder or purine metabolism that results
from an elevated serum uric acid level
Answer: gout
●● is what causes the injury
Answer: mechanism of injury
●● branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of
disorders of the musculoskeletal system
Answer: orthopedics
●● loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage, to its
nerve supply. Most paralysis is due to stroke or spinal cord injury
Answer: paralysis
●● tough connective sheath that covers the bone
Answer: periosteum
●● extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle
Answer: range of motion
ASSESSMENT MODULE REFERENCE SHEET
CORRECT RESPONSES DETAILED ANALYSIS
●● movement of the limbs toward the medial plane of the body or the
axial line of a limb
Answer: adduction
●● fracture in which the broken bone segments are at an angle to each
other
Answer: angulated fracture
●● where two bones meet
Answer: articulation
●● wasting or decreases in size or physiological activity of a part of the
body because of diseases or other influences
Answer: atrophy
●● fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones beneath them
Answer: bursa
,●● inflammation of the connective tissue structure surrounding a joint
Answer: bursitis
●● Tough tissue that covers the joint ends of bones and helps to form
certain body parts such as the ear
Answer: cartilage
●● an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin
Answer: closed extremity injury
●● an injury to an extremity with no associated opening in the skin
Answer: closed extremity injury
●● a fracture in which the bone is broken in several places
Answer: comminuted fracture
●● injury caused when tissues such as blood vessels and nerves are
constricted within a space as from swelling or from a tight dressing or
cast
Answer: compartment syndrome
●● felt when two irregular bony surfaces rub together as a joint moves,
when two rough edges of a broken bone rub together
,Answer: crepitus
●● the disrupting or "coming apart" of a body part (joint) from its
normal position
Answer: dislocation
●● the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissue
Answer: edema
●● the escape of fluid, such as from blood vessels as a result of rupture
or seepage
Answer: effusion
●● redness or inflammation of the skin or mucous membrane
Answer: erythema
●● any break in the bone or tooth
Answer: fracture
●● an incomplete fracture
Answer: greenstick fracture
●● a manner of walking or moving on foot
, Answer: gait
●● a form of arthritis, is a disorder or purine metabolism that results
from an elevated serum uric acid level
Answer: gout
●● is what causes the injury
Answer: mechanism of injury
●● branch of medicine concerned with the prevention or correction of
disorders of the musculoskeletal system
Answer: orthopedics
●● loss of muscle function through injury, disease, or damage, to its
nerve supply. Most paralysis is due to stroke or spinal cord injury
Answer: paralysis
●● tough connective sheath that covers the bone
Answer: periosteum
●● extent of movement of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle
Answer: range of motion
